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Committee moves HB770 to 'inexpedient to legislate' amid concerns about replacing 'best interest' test
Summary
Lawmakers voted to recommend HB770 ITL after debate about whether the bill would replace the long-standing 'best interest of the child' standard with a constitutional or rigid 50/50 parenting-time rule and whether it would intrude on parents’ ability to craft private plans.
A House committee voted to recommend House Bill 770 be held 'inexpedient to legislate' (ITL) after members said the proposal would create confusion with existing law and could inappropriately replace the 'best interest of the child' standard.
Representative Markell, who moved ITL, said the bill would replace the current best-interest test with a new…
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