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2004 SESSION
HB 441 Child custody and visitation; court to consider best interest of child.
Introduced by: Terrie L. Suit | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Custody and visitation; best interests of the child. Provides that in considering the best interests of the child with respect to custody and visitation, the court may disregard the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other if the court finds a history of family abuse.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 046952520 pdf
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040574520-H1 pdf
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB441ER) pdf
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 046952520
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040574520-H1
- 02/14/04 House: Read first time
- 02/16/04 House: Read second time
- 02/16/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040574520-H1
- 02/16/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB441H1
- 02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/18/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/18/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/04 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB441ER)
- 03/15/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)