File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 965
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott,
Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, Kach, Kirk, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk,
Robinson, and Shewell
- Entitled:
-
Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward an Abused Spouse's Pet
Authorizing a court, in an interim protective order, temporary
protective order, or final protective order, to order a respondent to
remain away from a specified pet or to refrain from cruelty or
aggravated cruelty toward the pet; changing the definition of
"stalking" to include malicious conduct that puts another person in
reasonable fear that a specified pet likely will suffer cruelty or
aggravated cruelty; etc.
House Action
- 3/5
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/12
- Re-referred Judiciary
- Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Harassment
- Protection Orders
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
11-110
)
- Criminal Law
- (
3-802 ,
10-601 ,
10-604 ,
10-606
)
- Family Law
- (
4-504.1 ,
4-504.1 ,
4-505 ,
4-505 ,
4-506 ,
4-506
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered