BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
SB 5705: Dissolution of marriage
Establishing statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage.
Summary
- Fault-based grounds for divorce are reinstated, eliminating divorce based upon "irretrievably broken" marriage.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5705), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 15, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ellen Craswell (R-23)
- Introduced
- February 15, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ellen Craswell (R-23)
4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5705 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5705 (2025–26) Traffic infraction penalties
- SB 5705 (2023–24) Economic dev. committee
- SB 5705 (2021–22) SR 167 & I-405 tax deferral
- SB 5705 (2019–20) Opportunity scholarship prg
- SB 5705 (2017–18) Behavioral health agencies
- SB 5705 (2015–16) Mineral prospecting & mining
- SB 5705 (2013–14) Taxing districts/property tx
- SB 5705 (2011–12) Community redevel. financing