Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 554
Bentley's Law; create to authorize court order child maintenance payments when parent's death is caused by case of aggravated DUI.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW STATUTE TO BE KNOWN AS "BENTLEY'S LAW"; TO AUTHORIZE A SURVIVING PARENT OR A GUARDIAN OF A CHILD HAVING A PARENT WHOSE DEATH WAS CAUSED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENT IN WHICH A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED DUI TO PETITION THE CHANCERY COURT FOR AN ORDER TO RECEIVE CHILD MAINTENANCE FROM THE OFFENDER; TO REQUIRE THE MAINTENANCE TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE CHILD REACHES 21 YEARS OF AGE UNLESS OTHER CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT; TO REQUIRE AN INCARCERATED PERSON ORDERED TO PAY CHILD MAINTENANCE TO BEGIN MAKING PAYMENTS WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER BEING RELEASED AND TO PAY ALL ARREARAGES NOTWITHSTANDING THE AGE OF THE RECIPIENT; TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF A MAINTENANCE ORDER IF THE SURVIVING PARENT HAS OBTAINED A JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL SUIT BEFORE SEEKING THE MAINTENANCE ORDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 13 to January 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Judiciary AJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives