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2000 SESSION

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HB 1178 Parent education on effects of divorce; Ex. Sec. of SC to report.

Introduced by: John S. (Jack) Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Parent education. Requires the court to order parents involved in custody and visitation cases to attend educational seminars on the effects of separation or divorce on children, parenting responsibilities, options for conflict resolution, and financial responsibility. The bill provides that a party's statement in the educational seminar admitting criminal activity or child abuse or neglect is admissible in a subsequent proceeding. The court may grant an exemption from participation for good cause shown. This bill has an effective date of July 1, 2001, and an expiration date of July 1, 2003. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court is requested to report on the provisions of the act to the General Assembly.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004912904  pdf
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 004912904-E  pdf
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1178ER)  pdf
• 04/20/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004912904
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/08/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 2-N)
• 02/08/00  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/11/00  House: Reported from Appropriations with amds (27-Y 2-N)
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendments #1 and #2 agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendment #3 agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 004912904-E
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 8-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/07/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/07/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/07/00  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/09/00  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (16-Y 75-N)
• 03/09/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (16-Y 75-N)
• 03/09/00  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/09/00  House: House acceded to request
• 03/09/00  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/09/00  House: Delegates: Reid, Watts, McQuigg
• 03/09/00  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/09/00  Senate: Senators: Quayle, Trumbo, Marsh
• 03/10/00  House: Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 19-N)
• 03/10/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 19-N)
• 03/10/00  Conference: Senate amendments rejected by conference committee
• 03/10/00  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/10/00  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/10/00  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 03/10/00  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (35-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: Rec. of conf. report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 6-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (30-Y 6-N)
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1178ER)
• 03/23/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/24/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/07/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/01)
• 04/20/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)