File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 42/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 72
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand and Ruben
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Award of Expenses
Adding absolute divorce, limited divorce, and property disposition in
annulment or divorce to the types of proceedings in which a court may
award to either party an amount for the reasonable and necessary
expense of prosecuting or defending the proceeding; requiring the
court to consider certain factors before making an award; authorizing
the court to award reimbursement for certain expenses previously paid;
and providing for the payment of counsel fees directly to certain
persons.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/10
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/9
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/10
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/12
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/5
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/15
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (120-6)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- COURT COSTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
7-107 ,
8-214
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 12, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (120-6)
