---
type: "Bill"
title: "Joint petitions for custody and parenting time allowed to be filed in legal separations and by unmarried parents."
description: "Joint petitions for custody and parenting time allowed to be filed in legal separations and by unmarried parents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 3295"
citation: "Minnesota HF 3295 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children-Custody and Support", "Family", "Legal Proceedings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40ffe694-affc-449f-8afd-1c671fca34ea"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3295&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "6e297c57f25d51da88dc8d7ccc8f70ad4f83b1eff6ba6690f682100a4efeab87"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 3295 (2017-2018) — Joint petitions for custody and parenting time allowed to be filed in legal separations and by unmarried parents.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3295&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **1st Unofficial Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3295&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0&type=ue)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3295&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 3295 — **125–0** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 3295 — **127–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott — primary (person)
- Kiffmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- Pryor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-05** Introduction and first reading, referred to Civil Law and Data Practices Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Author added Pryor.
- **2018-03-19** Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Committee report, to adopt `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 16, 2018.
- **2018-04-16** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-04-16** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2018-05-03** House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received
- **2018-05-07** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2018-05-07** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2018-05-07** Motion prevailed
- **2018-05-07** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2018-05-07** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2018-05-08** Presented to Governor 05/08/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-11** Governor approval 05/11/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** Secretary of State, Filed 05/11/18
- **2018-04-19** Received from House `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF3192, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3192
- **2018-04-23** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Special Order
- **2018-05-02** Laid on table
- **2018-05-02** Taken from table
- **2018-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-07** House concurred and repassed bill
- **2018-05-08** Presentment date 05/08/18
- **2018-05-11** Governor's action Approval 05/11/18 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40ffe694-affc-449f-8afd-1c671fca34ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).