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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2308
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE JONES (88).
4364H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 452, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to parenting time.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 452, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 452.379, to read as follows:
452.379. 1. Except as provi ded in subsection 2 of this section, a court may order
2 additional periods of par enting time to compensate a par ent for the denial of court-
3 order ed par enting time.
4 2. Unless a party establishes good cause why an order under this subsection shall
5 not be issued, the court shall order additional par enting time to compensate for the
6 denial of court-ordered paren ting time that r esulted fro m an investigation by any
7 investigative agency including, but not limited to, the children's division within the
8 department of social services or any investigative agency , or a pr otective or re straining
9 order that did not res ult in a finding of abuse or neglect.
10 3. The additional par enting time:
11 (1) Shall be of the same type and duration as the paren ting time that was denied;
12 (2) May include weekday , weekend, holiday , or vacation paren ting time; and
13 (3) Shall be completed no later than two years after the date on which the court
14 determines the denial occurr ed.
15 4. The pare nt who was denied par enting time shall be entitled to select the times
16 and dates of the additional par enting time, consistent with subdivision (1) of subsection
17 3 of this section and subject to the best interes ts of the child.
18 5. Nothing in this section shall:
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
19 (1) Creat e a cause of action against any investigative agency; or
20 (2) W aive soverei gn immunity for any governmental entity or employee.
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