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2023 SESSION

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HB 2259 Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage, relief from paternity.

Introduced by: A.C. Cordoza | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage; relief from paternity. Requires the court to set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support, or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test establishes the exclusion of the individual named as a father in the legal determination of paternity, except for good cause shown that such relief is not in the best interest of the child. Under current law, such a set aside is discretionary. The bill further requires that an alleged father of a child be informed of his option to request the administering of a scientifically reliable genetic test to determine paternity prior to being entered as the father on a birth certificate.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103785D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/03/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105980D-H1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103785D
• 01/11/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/01/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
• 02/03/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105980D-H1
• 02/05/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105980D-H1
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2259H1
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/20/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)