HOUSE BILL 324

Sponsored By:

Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Cryor, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Domestic Violence - Penalties

Synopsis:

Making it a misdemeanor subject to specified penalties for a respondent in a proceeding for relief from domestic abuse to willfully fail to complete specified counseling or a domestic violence program ordered by the court in a protective order.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/24

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/18

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 4-509 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered