SB 472 Senator Zirkin Family Law - Authorizing a court to decree an 3/20/2015 Grounds for absolute divorce on the grounds Third Reading Divorce - Mutual of mutual consent if the parties Passed Consent have executed a written In the House: settlement agreement that resolves specified contested 4/8/2015 issues between the parties; and Third Reading requiring the parties to jointly Passed with file a specified complaint and Amendments include a specified affidavit with In the Senate: the complaint in order to initiate 4/7/2015 proceedings for an absolute divorce on the grounds of Senate Concur - mutual consent. Amendments SB 472 said the written Third Reading separation agreement had to settle custody, child support, Passed alimony, and property. The Passed House amendment and the – Enrolled final, enrolled bill says that – this only applies to couples with no children and the separation agreement has to cover at least alimony and property. SB 477 Senators Domestic Altering, for specified purposes 3/18/2015 Ramirez, Violence - relating to domestic violence, Third Reading (HB 606) Benson, Persons Eligible the definition of "person eligible Passed Hough, Lee, for Relief for relief" to include an In the House: and Raskin individual who has had a sexual relationship with the 4/9/2015 Third respondent. Reading Passed with The House amendment adds a Amendments time limit, defining this category of person eligible for In the Senate: relief to individual who has “an 4/10/2015 had a sexual relationship with Senate Concur the respondent within 1 year - House before the filing of the petition.” Amendments Third Reading Passed Passed Enrolled SB 511 Senators Women's Providing that, except in the 2/6/2015 First Hough, Bates, Pregnancy case of a medical emergency, Reading Finance (HB 961) Cassilly, Health Act an abortion may not be DeGrange, performed or induced or be
SB 472 Senator Zirkin Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Mutual Consent Authorizing a court to decree an absolute divorce on the grounds of mutual consent if the parties have executed a written settlement agreement that resolves specified contested issues between the parties; and requiring the parties to jointly file a specified complaint and include a specified affidavit with the complaint in order to initiate proceedings for an absolute divorce on the grounds of mutual consent. SB 472 said the written separation agreement had to settle custody, child support, alimony, and property. The House amendment – and the final, enrolled bill – says that this only applies to couples with no children and the separation agreement has to cover at least alimony and property. 3/20/2015 Third Reading Passed In the House: 4/8/2015 Third Reading Passed with Amendments In the Senate: 4/7/2015 Senate Concur - Amendments Third Reading Passed Passed Enrolled SB 477 (HB 606) Senators Ramirez, Benson, Hough, Lee, and Raskin Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent. The House amendment adds a time limit, defining this category of person eligible for relief to “an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent within 1 year before the filing of the petition.” 3/18/2015 Third Reading Passed In the House: 4/9/2015 Third Reading Passed with Amendments In the Senate: 4/10/2015 Senate Concur - House Amendments Third Reading Passed Passed Enrolled SB 511 (HB 961) Senators Hough, Bates, Cassilly, DeGrange, Women's Pregnancy Health Act Providing that, except in the case of a medical emergency, an abortion may not be performed or induced or be 2/6/2015 First Reading Finance