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2003 SESSION

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HB 2545 Child custody evaluations.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Child custody evaluations. States that a district or circuit court may order an independent mental health or psychological evaluation in any case in which custody or visitation of minor children is at issue. The court may order payment by the parties as it deems appropriate.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031684836  pdf
• 02/03/03  House: Printed as engrossed 031684836-E  pdf
• 02/25/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2545ER)  pdf
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031684836
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/03  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 01/31/03  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/03  House: Read first time
• 02/03/03  House: Read second time
• 02/03/03  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/03  House: Printed as engrossed 031684836-E
• 02/04/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/03  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2545ER)
• 02/26/03  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 520 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)