At a glance: committee votes and outcomes from the March 20 Federalism & Family Law hearing

The Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee considered multiple bills on March 20. Below are the committee actions and the vote tallies recorded in the hearing minutes.

• HB 2793 (annexation notice and expedited process): Due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2041 (prohibit charging parents with abuse/neglect solely due to lack of financial resources): Due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2239 (Child Care Grant Program and Child Care Infrastructure Fund, as amended to add tax-credit language): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded roll 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting (amended bill).

• HB 2321 (DCS child credit freeze and $100,000 appropriation): Due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 7 ayes, 0 nays.

• HB 2371 (AI-assisted arbitration in divorce, amended): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded vote reported as passed in committee (record shows passage with mixed discussion; roll recorded in transcript).

• HB 2594 (Address Confidentiality Program protections, amended): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 7 ayes, 0 nays.

• HB 2661 (rights and notice on initial DCS contact, as amended): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2995 (domestic violence standards in family court, amended): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2144 (retroactive child support for preborn children): Due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2662 (limits on expert testimony in parenting proceedings, amended): Amendment adopted; due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

• HB 2968 (criminal history admissibility in family proceedings): Due-pass recommendation; recorded vote 4 ayes, 3 nays.

These tallies and motions are drawn from the committee transcript and reflect the committee’s procedural recommendations. A bill receiving a due-pass recommendation from committee does not become law; it moves to the full Senate for further action. Reported vote tallies are committee-level only and are subject to official roll records.