File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 76
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Simmons, Kelly, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, Krebs,
Myers, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions
Prohibiting a court, unless good cause for the award of custody or
visitation is shown, from awarding custody of a child or visitation
with a child to a parent who has been found guilty of first degree or
second degree murder of specified persons; and authorizing the court
to approve a supervised visitation arrangement that assures the safety
and well-being of the child if visitation is in the best interest of
the child.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/21
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/26
- Governor vetoed - Duplicative
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD CUSTODY
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- MURDER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
9-101 ,
9-101.1 ,
9-101.2
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
- April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
