AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM LAW ON PATERNITY -- UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a more comprehensive parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jan 22, 2020
Signed Jul 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 27
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jul 21, 2020
Signed into law
07/21/2020 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 16, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/16/2020 Senate passed Sub B as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jul 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
07/16/2020 House passed Sub B as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jul 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/07/2020 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
02/12/2020 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2020 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Feb 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/04/2020 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
01/22/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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