File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Hoffman, Colburn, Jimeno, McCabe, Forehand,
Young, Pinsky, Hughes, and Middlebrooks
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Grounds for Terminating Parental Rights
Providing that, if a natural parent has not contacted a child within 1
year prior to the filing of the termination of parental rights
petition, despite the opportunity to contact the child, a court may
find that the child is abandoned; and requiring that a court consider
whether the natural parent has been convicted of a specified crime of
violence against specified persons in determining whether to terminate
the natural parent's parental rights.
Senate Action
- 1/21
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/22
- Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/13
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
House Action
- 2/14
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/18
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Larry Young, District 44
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
643B
)
- Family Law
- (
5-313
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 268041/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997 at: 11:00
Status: Adopted
