BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 6193: Petition for divorce
Requiring a petition for divorce.
Summary
- A marriage is irretrievable broken when reasonable grounds exist. "Reasonable grounds" include: (1) infection with a sexually transmitted disease not known by the spouse at the time of marriage; (2) abandonment for one or more years; (3) habitual addiction to alcohol or drugs; (4) imprisonment for two or more years; (5) physical abuse, sexual abuse, or extreme mental cruelty; (6) mental disorder, criminal insanity,…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 1998
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Val Stevens (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 13, 1998 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1998
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Val Stevens (R-39)
3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 6193 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 6193 (2015–16) Fuel taxes/tribal areas
- SB 6193 (2013–14) Migratory birds
- SB 6193 (2011–12) Population projections
- SB 6193 (2009–10) Senior property tax programs