l9n/ Connecticut

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7196

AN ACT CONCERNING NONADVERSARIAL DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.

Became law as Public Act 17-47, signed June 13, 2017, 106 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Revise the criteria used to determine if the parties to a dissolution of marriage action may avail themselves of a nonadversarial dissolution of marriage in such a way as to allow greater participation in the nonadversarial process; (2) revise court procedures associated with nonadversarial dissolution of marriage, and (3) permit the entry of a default judgment for certain dissolution and legal separation matters.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

10 co-sponsors

Bruce V. Morris, Noreen S. Kokoruda, David A. Baram, Livvy R. Floren, Fred Wilms, Arthur J. O'Neill, Michelle L. Cook, Emmett D. Riley, Joseph C. Serra, Hilda E. Santiago

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Martin M. Looney, Paul R. Doyle

    Its course

    February 27 to June 13, 2017, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to May 1072 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 27 to Apr 335 days

    In the SenateMay 10 to May 3121 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 31 to Jun 77 days

    With the GovernorJun 7 to Jun 136 days

    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 – May 10

    1. Feb 27Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 2Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 3Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 10Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 12 – May 31

    1. May 12Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 31Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 6 – Jun 13

    1. Jun 6Numbered Public Act 17-47
    2. Jun 7Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 13Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 3Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 20FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 10HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. May 31SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. May 31ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. Jun 6PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 7TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 7TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 13SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor