At a glance: committee votes and outcomes from the March 20 Federalism & Family Law hearing
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Summary
The committee advanced a slate of family- and civil-law bills on March 20, 2026; the summary below lists each bill, the committee action, and the vote tally recorded in the 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.
