File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 415/07 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 823
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Hecht, Bobo, Dumais, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez,
Haddaway, Healey, Howard, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, and Robinson
- Entitled:
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Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Proof
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.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/3
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/4
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Evidence
- Protection Orders
- Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
4-506
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
