A bill giving judges a better idea about what they can do when there’s a threat of a parent abducting a child during divorce proceedings or custody battles went Friday to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

The House approved the measure, 123-0. The Senate approved it in January.

The bill doesn’t provide new remedies but says what factors the court could consider to determine if a threat is credible and what existing statutes would apply.

Judges would be able to impose travel restrictions, prohibit the removal of a child from Kansas, order a child returned to the state and put restrictions on custody or visitation. A judge also could issue a warrant, instead of a court order, to require an abducting parent to return the child.

The measure was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, which hoped it would eventually be enacted in all states. Besides Kansas, legislatures in Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas and Utah are considering the bill. It has been enacted in Nebraska and South Dakota.