File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 179
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand and Ruben
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation -
Murder
Prohibiting a court, unless good cause for the award of custody or
visitation 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 by a court of first degree murder or second degree murder
of specified persons; and authorizing the court to approve a
supervised visitation arrangement if it is in the best interest of the
child.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/9
- Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (46-1)
House Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/29
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/30
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- CHILD CUSTODY
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MURDER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
9-101 ,
9-101.1 ,
9-101.2
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 098772/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 2000 at:
10:57 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 522315/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 31, 2000 at:
11:45 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 20, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
- House
- March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
