2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 144

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Della, Roesser, Hollinger, Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Jimeno, Pinsky, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Mitchell, Hoffman, Colburn, Hughes, Ferguson, Mooney, Van Hollen, DeGrange, and Haines
Entitled:
Family Law - Denial of Unsupervised Visitation - Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a court from awarding unsupervised visitation with a child to a noncustodial parent who has been found guilty of incest, rape, a sexual offense against a child, or child abuse.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/26
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CUSTODY
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
SEXUAL OFFENSES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Family Law
( 9-101.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered