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2004 SESSION
HB 447 Child custody or visitation; parties may be required to attend parenting classes.
Introduced by: Terrie L. Suit | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Mandatory parenting classes in cases involving custody, visitation or support. Eliminates the requirement that parties attend a four-hour seminar on the effects of separation or divorce on children, parenting responsibilities, options for conflict resolution and financial responsibilities in uncontested custody, visitation and support cases and provides that the court may require the parties to attend such seminars or programs in uncontested cases only if the court finds good cause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041237520 pdf
- 02/13/04 House: Printed as engrossed 041237520-E pdf
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB447ER) pdf
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041237520
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/04 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/04 House: Read second time
- 02/13/04 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/04 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/13/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB447E
- 02/13/04 House: Printed as engrossed 041237520-E
- 02/14/04 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (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: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/03/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/04 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (29-Y 11-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (29-Y 11-N)
- 03/05/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/04 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 2-N)
- 03/08/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 2-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB447ER)
- 03/23/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 732 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732)