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HB19Introduced in the House

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint physical custody and substantial parenting time created, final order of the court further provided for

Introduced

Introduced by Patrick Sellers, District 57

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint physical custody and substantial parenting time created, final order of the court further provided for

Where it stands

Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Children and Senior Advocacy

January 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

  3. Pending House Judiciary

  4. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  5. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  6. Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Children and Senior Advocacy

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