SB 5536: Concerning the just and equitable distribution of real property and liabilities in the dissolution of marriage or domestic partnerships.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Fortunato
- Introduced
- January 28, 2025
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Adds additional factors a court must consider when dividing property and liabilities in a proceeding for dissolution, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity of a marriage or domestic partnership. Provides that either party in a dissolution proceeding may enforce a court order regarding disposition and ownership of real property and that secured and unsecured creditors must adhere to conditions in the court order.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 202546 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage · February 13, 202641 yea · 7 nay · 1 not voting
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