CHAPTER NUMBER: 639
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 34/97 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Goldwater, Grosfeld,
Krysiak, Redmer, T. Murphy, and Perry
- Entitled:
-
Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses
Allowing out of court statements concerning alleged offenses against a
child victim under the age of 12 years to be admitted in specified
court proceedings if the statements were made to and are offered by a
nurse or specified school officials; repealing a requirement that the
out of court statements be made to and be offered by specified
individuals who possess specified occupational licenses; and
authorizing specified individuals to offer the out of court statements
under specified circumstances.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Third Reading Passed (132-3)
- 4/9
- House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Baker R, Vallario, O'Donnell
- 4/11
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (122-9)
- 4/13
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 639
Senate Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/11
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
- 4/12
- Senate Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Forehand, Green, and R. Hughes
- 4/13
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- EVIDENCE
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- NURSES
- PRIVATE SCHOOLS
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
775 ,
775
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 761194/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 1998 at:
10:57 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 388150/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1998 at:
12:48 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 913800/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:06 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 863703/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:06 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (132-3)
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (122-9)
- Senate
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)