HOUSE BILL 23

Sponsored By:

Delegate Menes

Entitled:

Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - First Degree Murder

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a court, unless good cause is shown by clear and convincing evidence, from awarding custody of a child or visitation with a child to a parent who has been found guilty of first degree murder of the other parent of the child, another child of the parent, or any individual who resides in the household of the parent, except under specified circumstances; and authorizing a court to approve a supervised visitation arrangement under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

08/27

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Judiciary

1/27

Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.

2/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

2/16

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/18

Third Reading Passed (123-6)

4/5

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Montague, Griffith, and Boschert

Senate Action

2/19

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/24

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/7

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-1)

4/9

Senate Refuses to Recede

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 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 602204/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 16, 1999   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 258260/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1999   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (123-6)

Senate

April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-1)