CS/SB 748 (2012) -  Dissolution of Marriage

General Bill by Judiciary and Diaz de la Portilla
Dissolution of Marriage: Revising the factors to be considered for alimony awards, including adultery; providing that if the court orders a party to provide security to protect an award of alimony, the court may so order only upon a showing of special circumstances; prohibiting a court from reserving jurisdiction to reinstate an alimony award if a supportive relationship ends; prohibiting the court from granting a final dissolution of marriage with a reservation of jurisdiction during the first 180 days after the date of service of the original petition for dissolution of marriage to subsequently determine all other substantive issues except in exceptional circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Rules on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/09/12 1:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 549 Subject: Dissolution of Marriage Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 565 Subject: Family Law Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 600742 , Judiciary, Flores Date Filed: 02/08/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): No Action 02/13/2012 12:10 PM
    • SD 276912 , Judiciary, Flores Date Filed: 02/08/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/13/2012 12:10 PM
    • ASA 293168 , Judiciary, Flores Date Filed: 02/09/12, Line#: 254 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/13/2012 12:10 PM
    • ASA 586346 , Judiciary, Flores Date Filed: 02/09/12, Line#: 255 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/13/2012 12:10 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/13/2012 12:09:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/8/2012 1:46:36 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 874 Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 874 Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 500 Time: 02/14/2012 - 1:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 503 Time: 02/13/2012 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/13/2012 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 500 Time: 02/09/2012 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/06/2012 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled Time: 01/26/2012 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 63 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Budget; Rules -SJ 63 Time: 11/16/2011 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/28/2011 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.08 CS/CS/HB 549*, CS/CS/HB 565*, CS/HB 1123, CS/SB 1686
61.14 CS/CS/HB 549*, CS/CS/HB 565*
61.19 CS/CS/HB 549*, CS/CS/HB 565*

(*) Not the latest version