CS/CS/HB 843 (2020) - Dissolution of Marriage

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Andrade (CO-SPONSORS) Roach; Sabatini

Dissolution of Marriage: Revises & provides provisions relating to alimony, including burden of proof, factors for awarding alimony, modification & termination, income, & retirement; creates presumption for equal time-sharing; authorizes court to grant final dissolution of marriage with reservation of jurisdiction in certain circumstances; requires certain temporary orders.

Effective Date: July 1, 2020

Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Civil Justice Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 01/22/20 8:30 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 02/11/20 1:30 PM
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- Favorable (final action) See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 02/26/20 8:00 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 1832	Subject: Dissolution of Marriage	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
Committee Substitute 1
- A 042681 , Hill (JDC) Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 76 House(c): Failed to Adopt 02/26/2020 04:43 PM
- A 814103 , Andrade (JDC) Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 148 House(c): Adopted 02/26/2020 04:43 PM
Original Filed Version
- D 272383 , Andrade (CJS) Date Filed: 01/21/20, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted 01/22/2020 04:23 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/2/2020 6:13:54 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/24/2020 4:35:10 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/11/2020 7:07:09 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/10/2020 11:24:03 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/28/2020 8:40:52 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/28/2020 8:38:25 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/18/2020 4:44:36 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/03/2020 - 9:04 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/03/2020 - 9:04 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 03/03/2020 - 1:05 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 03/02/2020 - 6:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 03/02/2020 - 6:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/02/2020 - 6:14 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/26/2020 - 4:43 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 02/24/2020 - 4:21 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/11/2020 - 7:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 02/11/2020 - 7:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 02/11/2020 - 6:36 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda	Time: 02/07/2020 - 4:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 01/28/2020 - 1:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 01/28/2020 - 1:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 01/28/2020 - 1:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/27/2020 - 4:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 01/27/2020 - 8:21 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 01/27/2020 - 8:21 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 01/27/2020 - 8:06 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 01/22/2020 - 4:23 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda	Time: 01/17/2020 - 4:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 12/03/2019 - 1:26 PM	Member: Andrade	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
61.08	SB 1832
61.13	HB 965, SB 1648, SB 1832
61.14	SB 1832
61.19	SB 1832