SB275Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-541)
Introduced by Nicole Cannizzaro, District 6
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to domestic relations; prohibiting a court with jurisdiction over a child custody proceeding from taking certain actions for the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and a parent of the child under certain circumstances; prohibiting any such court from ordering a child to receive reunification treatment under certain circumstances; requiring any such court to consider certain evidence in making certain findings relating to allegations of domestic violence or child abuse; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide ongoing training regarding domestic violence, child abuse and best practices in family court in the regular education provided by the Office to judges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 414. (Effective July 1, 2025)
June 9, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 31, 2025
39
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 754.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 414. (Effective July 1, 2025)
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