Relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; authorizing a civil penalty.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
Floor votes · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
98–26
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 128
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic50
90% Yea
R
Republican78
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
11
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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