1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1043

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Sponsored By:
Delegates Preis and Doory
Entitled:
Court-Ordered Mediation - Board of Certification for Mediators

Synopsis:

Requiring a circuit court, in actions involving family disputes, to order the parties to participate in mediation; prohibiting a court from ordering the parties to attend mediation in specified instances; establishing qualifications for Board Certified Mediators; establishing a Board of Certification for Mediators; establishing qualifications and terms for Board members; providing for powers and duties of the Board; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
2/3
First Reading Judiciary
2/5
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIRCUIT COURTS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
MEDIATION
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-601 , 3-602 , 3-603 , 3-604 , 3-605 , 3-606 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)