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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 398

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: waiting period for marriage after divorce judgment.

Divorce Judgment Marriage Maternal and infant care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the prohibition against a person marrying for six months

after the grant of that person's judgment of divorce. Under current law, a person who

was married and party to a divorce action in this or another state may not marry

again until six months after a judgment of divorce is granted. This bill eliminates

the waiting period.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ringhand (D)

12 cosponsors

Duchow (R) , Felzkowski (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Novak (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D) , Tranel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Oct 16, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 16, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Kooyenga and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Krug, Loudenbeck, Novak, Kulp, Kitchens, Subeck, James, Tranel, Felzkowski, Sinicki and Skowronski

  2. Sep 16, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  3. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 15, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 16, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  6. Oct 16, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1