File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 260/05 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson,
Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer,
Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
Altering the standard of proof, from clear and convincing evidence to
a preponderance of the evidence, by which a judge in a protective
order hearing must find that abuse occurred before the judge may enter
a final protective order.
Senate Action
- 1/16
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/18
- Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/6
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/9
- Third Reading Passed (35-11)
House Action
- 3/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- EVIDENCE
- PROTECTION ORDERS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
4-506
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
- March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (35-11)