Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction; Provides civil cause of action if child is unlawfully abducted from parent for specified amount of time; provides standard of proof & specified damages; authorizes reasonable attorney fees & costs for either party; provides when specified timeframe begins; provides affirmative defenses; requires specified court division to preside over such cause of action; provides statute of limitations; tolling such statute of limitations.

Every action

32 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 25, 2025HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
2. Apr 25, 2025HouseRead 3rd time
3. Apr 25, 2025HouseCS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
4. Apr 25, 2025SenateIn Messages
5. Apr 28, 2025CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
6. Apr 28, 2025SenateReceived
7. May 3, 2025SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
8. Jun 16, 2025CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

• Wallace AristideD Primary sponsor · District 107
• Michele K. RaynerD Primary sponsor · District 62
• JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
• CJ Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Sponsoring committee