Support for Dependent Adult Children
Summary
Support for Dependent Adult Children; Providing that civil suits to establish support for dependent adult children may be filed only in a certain court by specified individuals; requiring such support to be paid to the dependent adult child or other specified persons; specifying that a child support order does not terminate on the child’s 18th birthday in certain circumstances; requiring the court to consider certain factors when determining the amount of support for a dependent adult child; providing an additional circumstance under which a guardian advocate must be represented by an attorney in guardianship proceedings, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (581458)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/22/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/06/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lori Berman
DDemocratic
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