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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 971

Family Law
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SPONSOR
Trabulsy
FILED BY
Dana Trabulsy — District 84, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
PROVIDED SUMMARY

Family Law; Requires that at least one judge be available in each judicial circuit on weekends, holidays, & after hours on weekdays to hear motions to enforce certain orders & agreements; requires chief judge to assign circuit judge to be available for certain hearings; requires that certain time-sharing matters be accorded priority on court's calendar; provides procedural requirements for evidentiary hearings on pleadings seeking temporary parental responsibility & time-sharing schedules & on motions to enforce compliance with existing time-sharing orders or agreements; requires court to issue upon motion by party, rather than authorizing court to make determination of, appropriate parenting plans.

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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Filed
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