File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 189
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand and Della
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation -
Murder or Voluntary Manslaughter
Prohibiting a court from awarding custody of a child or visitation
with a child to a parent convicted in this State of first degree
murder, second degree murder, or voluntary manslaughter of the other
parent of the child, or in any state or any court of the United States
of a crime that would be first degree murder, second degree murder, or
voluntary manslaughter of the other parent of the child if committed
in this State.
Senate Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/14
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/28
- Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/20
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/19
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD CUSTODY
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MANSLAUGHTER
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- MURDER
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
9-101.2
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 208855/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 18, 1998 at:
10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- February 20, 1998: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
