HOUSE BILL 679

Sponsored By:

Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Preis, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Brinkley, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Bobo, Eckardt, Stup, Watson, Mandel, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin

Entitled:

Family Law - Protective Orders

Synopsis:

Requiring that a copy of a protective order be served on a specified respondent in open court or by first class mail to the person's last known address; repealing a law requiring that a protective order be served by specified law enforcement personnel; providing that service constitutes notice of the order; establishing that service is complete upon mailing; extending the duration of protective orders to 12 months; requiring a temporary ex parte order to include a specified notice; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/30

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 3/6 (Delegate Frank) Adopted

3/6

Special Order 3/11 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted

3/11

Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Slade)

Amendment (#1) Adopted

Amendment (#2) Withdrawn

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/13

Third Reading Passed (124-4)

3/30

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Montague, Hutchins, Menes

4/5

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (123-0)

4/6

Passed Enrolled

5/22

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

3/14

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/1

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/2

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

4/4

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Green, Stone, Kelley

4/6

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Chairman, Judiciary Comm.

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate John F. Slade, III, District 29B

Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3

Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44

Delegate Ellen L. Willis, District 5

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

NOTICES

POSTAL SERVICE

PROCESS SERVING

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 4-501 , 4-501 , 4-506 , 4-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 242291/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 11:00 Status: Incomplete

Number: 401781/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997 at: 11:46 Status: Adopted

Number: 692699/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 10:51 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 468546/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 12:09 Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 862091/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 20:30 Status: Adopted

Amendment Number: 172199/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 20:30 Status: Adopted