Became law as Public Act 03-258, signed July 9, 2003, 132 days after it was filed.
2003 Regular Session
House Bill 6518
AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT AND THE JOHN S. MARTINEZ FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To ensure that child support obligors are treated fairly when paternity and support is established, or when support is enforced by: (1) Authorizing entities in addition to birthing hospitals to participate in a voluntary paternity establishment program; (2) adding provisions to ensure that child support arrearages are based on the obligor's past ability to pay wherever possible; and (3) authorizing that in cases where a child support obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated, an order for current support may be established or modified based on the obligor's present income.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 27 to July 9, 2003, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action26 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 295 days
Human Services CommitteeFeb 27 to Apr 133 days
Judiciary CommitteeApr 22 to May 210 days
In the SenateJun 2 to Jun 42 days
Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2319 days
With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 916 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 2 · Adopted Jun 4
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 2 · Adopted Jun 4
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jun 2
- Feb 27Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Human Services Committee
- Apr 1Human Services Committee recommended it
- Apr 22Sent to Judiciary Committee
- May 2Judiciary Committee recommended it
- Jun 2The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
In the Senate Jun 2 – Jun 4
- Jun 2Sent to the Senate
- Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
To the Governor Jun 18 – Jul 9
- Jun 18Numbered Public Act 03-258
- Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jul 9Signed by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
- Jun 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Jun 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 18PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jul 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor