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Lawmakers circle holiday/relocation parent-time bill for further work
Summary
House Bill 196, which sets fallback holiday and relocation parent-time schedules and clarifies travel-payment and Office of Recovery Services notification procedures, was circled for revisions after members raised scheduling conflicts with district calendars and timing concerns.
Representative Bennion introduced House Bill 196, a committee bill intended to provide a framework for splitting holiday parent-time (odd/even year schedules), rules for summer breaks and travel-responsibility if a parent relocates, and a provision to notify alleged noncustodial parents before automatic garnishment actions by the Office of Recovery Services.
Floor questions focused on interactions with existing court orders and calendar realities. Members asked whether the odd/even year framework would override prior court orders (the sponsor said it would not and serves as a fallback where the decree is silent) and raised concerns that specific holiday timing (notably spring break and what had been framed as 'UEA weekend') did not fit schedules for some school districts. The sponsor accepted friendly amendments to remove the phrase 'commonly known as UEA weekend' and to clarify responsible parties in the text.
Outcome: Representative Arendt moved to 'circle' HB 196 to give the sponsor time to address scheduling and other practical concerns; the motion to circle passed (Clerk recorded a recorded vote in favor). The bill will be revised and returned for further consideration.
