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Authorizing the court, on motion of a party filed within 18 months after a final decree of absolute divorce is entered, to change the name of the requesting party to either the name given the party at birth or any other former name the party wishes to use under specified circumstances; and specifying that provisions of law relating to a change of name do not apply to a change of name in connection with a decree of absolute divorce.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0793

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1183 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 11/03/2016 Legislative Date 11/03/2016 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/11/2017 Legislative Date 1/11/2017 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/04/2017 Legislative Date 1/04/2017 Action Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2017 Legislative Date 1/30/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2017 Legislative Date 1/31/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 14 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2017 Legislative Date 1/31/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 14 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2017 Legislative Date 2/02/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 16 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2017 Legislative Date 2/03/2017 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2017 Legislative Date 3/08/2017 Action Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2017 Legislative Date 3/31/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2017 Legislative Date 3/27/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/28/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/25/2017 Legislative Date 5/25/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	11/03/2016	11/03/2016	Pre-filed
Senate	1/11/2017	1/11/2017	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name
Senate	1/04/2017	1/04/2017	Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/30/2017	1/30/2017	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	1/31/2017	1/31/2017	Favorable Adopted	14 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/31/2017	1/31/2017	Second Reading Passed	14 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name
Senate	2/02/2017	2/02/2017	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	16 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/03/2017	2/03/2017	Referred Judiciary	18 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2017	3/08/2017	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2017	3/31/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/31/2017	3/27/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2017	3/28/2017	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2017	3/30/2017	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/25/2017	5/25/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625
			Text - Chapter - Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name

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