HOUSE BILL 850

Sponsored By:

Delegates Dembrow and Barkley

Entitled:

Family Law - International Child Abduction

Synopsis:

Establishing a separate offense and increasing the penalties for child abduction and related acts when the child is in a place that is outside of the United States, a territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/18

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

4/2

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Doory, Amedori, and Zirkin

4/4

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

4/6

Passed Enrolled

5/15

Signed by the Governor Chapter 505

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

4/5

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Green, Jimeno, and Forehand

4/6

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ABDUCTION

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 1-101 , 9-305 , 9-307 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 072516/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2001   at: 7:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 008277/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2001   at: 9:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents::

Report Number: 133325/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 8:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Amendment Number: 793022/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 8:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 18, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

April 4, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-0)