Among other things, the legislation would have eliminated alimony after most marriages that last less than two years. It would have changed or eliminated classes of alimony, notably permanent alimony, the issue that drove the 2013 legislation. It would have established guidelines for monthly payments, ranging between $20,000 and $2,000, based on the difference in the parties' income and the length of the marriage, up to 25 years. Judges would have retained flexibility in most cases, but not all.