Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities
Summary
Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities; Requires court to consider certain factors when determining if extraordinary circumstances exist; provides certain actions do not change whether real property is marital property; provides that business interests in closely held business is marital asset; requires court to consider certain factors when determining value of such interest; provides that certain real property is nonmarital asset.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Nov 17, 2023
Signed Jun 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Jun 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Traci Koster
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Dana Trabulsy
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
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