Legislation - SB0222

Establishing qualifications for an individual to be appointed by a court as a custody evaluator; and authorizing a court to waive certain requirements for a court employee or an individual under contract with the court under certain circumstances.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary

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Cross-filed with: HB0137

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0025 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 9/08/2025 Legislative Date 9/08/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2026 Legislative Date 1/13/2026 Action Hearing 1/20 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 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {773720/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	9/08/2025	9/08/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
Senate	1/13/2026	1/13/2026	Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/03/2026	2/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments {773720/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2026	2/20/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
Senate	3/05/2026	2/22/2026	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2026	2/25/2026	Referred Judiciary	34 Click to view Recorded Media

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