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Committee sends H 857 on child custody and records access to General Orders after substitute motion
Summary
H 857, on child custody and access to records, attracted support and opposition testimony and was moved off the consent path: a substitute motion sent the bill to General Orders rather than advancing it to the floor.
Rep. Scott presented H 857, a bill addressing child custody and access to records. Support and opposition testimony followed: Brandi Holaday testified in support; Frances Stern and Tyrie Strong of Strong Family Law testified in opposition.
Committee members questioned how the bill would affect court workload, whether it could prevent a parent from seeing a child, how the term 'parent' would be defined, and what protections would be in place for a parent's information. Those concerns framed the committee's decision to alter the recommendation.
Rep. Garner moved to recommend DO PASS; Rep. Shirts offered a substitute motion to send H 857 to General Orders. The substitute motion carried by voice vote. Rep. Scott will sponsor the bill on the floor. The minutes do not include verbatim quotes from witnesses or presenters.
