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2017 SESSION
HB 1692 Effect of divorce proceedings; transfer of matters to the juvenile and domestic relations court.
Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Effect of divorce proceedings; transfer of matters to the juvenile and domestic relations district court; concurrent jurisdiction. Provides that, where a circuit court enters a divorce decree and transfers certain matters to the juvenile and domestic relations district court, the circuit court is not deprived of concurrent jurisdiction to hear such matters. The bill requires that any motions in the circuit court filed regarding such matters be heard by the circuit court after such transfer, unless the parties agree otherwise. The bill allows the court to transfer any matters covered by the divorce decree to a more appropriate forum.
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HISTORY
- 01/06/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102074D
- 01/06/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/16/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Read first time
- 01/25/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/17 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/17 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/17 House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/17 House: Delegates: Collins, Leftwich, Krizek
- 02/23/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/17 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Petersen, Chafin
- 02/24/17 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/17 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/17 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/25/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/17 Senate: No further action taken
- 02/25/17 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate