Legislation

Title: Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais, Atterbeary, Hettleman, Morales, Sanchez, and Valentino-Smith
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing a provision providing that an order or a decision in a domestic violence proceeding is inadmissible as evidence in a divorce proceeding; and repealing a provision prohibiting a court from considering compliance with a domestic violence order as grounds for granting a decree of limited or absolute divorce.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0274

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2017 Legislative Date 1/25/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2017 Legislative Date 1/24/2017 Action Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2017 Legislative Date 2/27/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2017 Legislative Date 2/28/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2017 Legislative Date 3/02/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2017 Legislative Date 3/03/2017 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2017 Legislative Date 4/07/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/04/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/04/2017 Legislative Date 5/04/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/25/2017	1/25/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/24/2017	1/24/2017	Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2017	2/27/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/28/2017	2/28/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order
House	3/02/2017	3/02/2017	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2017	3/03/2017	Referred Judicial Proceedings	36 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2017	4/07/2017	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Favorable Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Second Reading Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/04/2017	Returned Passed	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/04/2017	5/04/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490
			Text - Chapter - Family Law - Divorce - Domestic Violence Order

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