HOUSE BILL 415

Sponsored By:

Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

Entitled:

Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion

Synopsis:

Changing the standard of proof, from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence, by which a judge in a protective order hearing must find that abuse has occurred before the judge may grant a final protective order.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/5

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

3/5

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37

Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Roger Manno, District 19

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect

Evidence

Protection Orders

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 4-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered