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2000 SESSION
SB 446 Termination of parental rights.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Termination of parental rights. Provides that when a child is in foster care and a parent is unable to have the care and custody of his child for 20 consecutive months or longer because of the parent's incarceration, the court is permitted to hear a termination of parental rights petition. The court must make findings concerning certain listed factors and determine, by clear and convincing evidence, that it is in the best interests of the child to terminate parental rights. When a parent is incarcerated so that he cannot have the care and custody of his child for 20 consecutive months, the foster care plan is not required to include reasonable efforts to reunite a child with his parent. This legislation is proposed by the Court Improvement Program in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court and has been endorsed by the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005168246 pdf
- 03/16/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB446ER) pdf
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HISTORY
- 01/21/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005168246
- 01/21/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/21/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/00 House: Read first time
- 02/21/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 03/05/00 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 House: Read second time
- 03/07/00 House: Read third time
- 03/07/00 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/16/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB446ER)
- 03/22/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/09/00 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/19/00 Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto