2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 249

File Code: Family Law Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 346
Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled:
Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

Synopsis:

Adding cruelty of treatment toward a minor child of the complaining party and excessively vicious conduct toward a minor child of a complaining party as grounds for an absolute divorce; and providing that recrimination is not a bar to obtaining a divorce on any of the specified absolute divorce grounds.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/30
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/5
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/5
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/10
Special Order 3/11 (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
3/11
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Greenip) Rejected (18-29)
Third Reading Passed (32-14)
4/1
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Garagiola, Frosh, and Forehand
4/4
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (31-14)
4/2
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/12
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (118-22)
3/31
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Simmons, Quinter, and O'Donnell
4/2
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (103-32)
Sponsored by:
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
Bill affects the following Statute:
Family Law
( 7-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 412416/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2003   at: 8:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 883124/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 383624/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 12:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 11, 2003: Motion Returned Second Reading (Greenip) Rejected (18-29)
March 11, 2003: Third Reading Passed (32-14)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (31-14)
House
March 28, 2003: Third Reading Passed (118-22)
April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (103-32)