File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 297/97 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 246
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Green, Forehand, Madden, Haines, Kelley, Hollinger,
Colburn, and Middleton
- Entitled:
-
Support Enforcement - Contempt
Establishing that in a constructive civil contempt proceeding for
failure to pay child or spousal support, the court may find the
obligor in contempt based on the failure to pay support; prohibiting
the court from making a finding of contempt under specified
circumstances; authorizing the court to defer a sentence of
incarceration with an appropriate purge condition; and requiring the
imposition of a sentence of incarceration if the obligor fails to
comply with the purge condition.
Senate Action
- 8/12
- Pre-filed
- 1/14
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/21
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/5
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/19
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ALIMONY
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS -see also- ALIMONY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
10-102.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 568450/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 3, 1998 at:
10:17 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- February 5, 1998: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
