File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: 
HB 415/07 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 823  
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates Hecht, Bobo, Dumais, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez,
Haddaway, Healey, Howard, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, and Robinson
 
- Entitled: 
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Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Proof
 
Changing 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 has occurred before the judge may
grant a final protective order.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/3
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/4
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/8
 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
 - Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
 - Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
 - Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
 - Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
 - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
 - Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
 - Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
 - Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
 - Evidence
 - Protection Orders
 - Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Family Law
 - (
 4-506 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Judiciary