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2002 SESSION

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SB 130 Termination of parental rights.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Termination of parental rights. Provides the following additional circumstance in which the local board or other child welfare agency having custody of the child is not be required to make reasonable efforts to reunite the child with a parent and parental rights may be terminated: if the court finds that, based on clear and convincing evidence, the parent has subjected any child to aggravated circumstances, or abandoned a child under circumstances which would justify the termination of residual parental rights. "Aggravated circumstances" includes torture, chronic or severe abuse, or chronic or severe sexual abuse. This bill is identical to HB 1061.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 026313544  pdf
• 01/22/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 026313544-E  pdf
• 02/14/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025280544-H1  pdf
• 03/12/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB130ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 026313544
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/02  Senate: Read second time
• 01/21/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/22/02  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/22/02  Senate: Committee amendments #1 & #3 agreed to
• 01/22/02  Senate: Committee amendments #2 & #4 rejected
• 01/22/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/22/02  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Mims agreed to
• 01/22/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/22/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 026313544-E
• 01/23/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/28/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/28/02  House: Read first time
• 01/28/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/02  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025280544-H1
• 02/15/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/18/02  House: Read third time
• 02/18/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 025280544-H1
• 02/18/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 025280544-H1
• 02/18/02  House: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 2-N)
• 02/18/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/02  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/02  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB130ER)
• 03/18/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)