HB 967 (2016) -  Family Law

General Bill by Stevenson (CO-SPONSORS) Edwards-Walpole; Renner
Family Law: Designates act as "Collaborative Law Process Act"; provides that collaborative law process begins when parties enter into collaborative law participation agreement; prohibits tribunal from ordering party to participate in collaborative law process over party's objection; provides conditions under which collaborative law process concludes, terminates, or continues; provides for confidentiality of communications made during collaborative law process; provides exceptions.
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Last Event: Chapter No. 2016-93 on Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 972 Subject: Family Law Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/25/2016 10:38:23 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/4/2016 6:35:20 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/2/2016 7:37:14 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/26/2016 1:23:51 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/22/2016 5:39:00 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/24/2016 02:55 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 622] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2016 04:22 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 49] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-93 Time: 03/24/2016 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/24/2016 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/09/2016 - 9:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 719 Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 719 Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted for SB 972 -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 516 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 516 Time: 03/01/2016 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 02/24/2016 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/24/2016 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/23/2016 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/23/2016 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/23/2016) Time: 02/19/2016 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/04/2016 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/04/2016 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/04/2016 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/04/2016 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/02/2016 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/26/2016 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2016 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2016 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/22/2016 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/15/2015 - 11:20 AM Member: Stevenson Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.55 CS/SB 250*, SB 972
61.56 CS/SB 250*, SB 972
61.57 CS/SB 250*, SB 972
61.58 CS/SB 250*, SB 972

(*) Not the latest version