Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When people get divorced, judges currently cannot hide court orders, decrees, or judgments from the public record. This new law would allow a judge to decide to keep those specific documents private if someone asks. This change affects people going through a marriage dissolution in court.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that in a case of marriage dissolution, a court may in its discretion grant a motion to a party to require the sealing of any other information which is part of the record of the case including court orders, decrees, and any judgments. Current law states that the court may grant a motion to seal any other information which is part of the record of the case except for court orders, decrees, and any judgments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 13, 2020. Meeting: Monday, February 17 · 3:00 PM · RM G17.
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