Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Signed Apr 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2023 · House Feb 9, 2023
How they voted
35–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Apr 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 18, 2023
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Wilborn and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 2
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 118 Nay: 0
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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