2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 394

CHAPTER NUMBER: 151 File Code: Family Law Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 970
Sponsored By:
Senators Baker and Green
Entitled:
Juvenile Causes - Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings and Guardianship

Synopsis:

Altering terminology relating to specified hearings in child in need of assistance proceedings; altering the amount of time that a specified person can be placed at an inpatient facility under specified circumstances; requiring a local department of social services to notify the parents and their attorneys of specified decisions if guardianship of a child is awarded to the local department; authorizing a court to dismiss a case instead of a petition in specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/30
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/6
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/21
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/1
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 151
House Action
2/22
First Reading Judiciary
3/20
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
GUARDIANS
HEARINGS
JUVENILE CAUSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-801 , 3-801.1 , 3-807 , 3-815 , 3-816 , 3-817 , 3-819 , 3-819 , 3-819 , 3-820 , 3-826 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 158976/2 (PDF)     Offered on: February 19, 2002   at: 12:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 102816/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2002   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 29, 2002: Third Reading Passed (134-0)