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2007 SESSION

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HB 2576 Protective orders; extension by court.

Introduced by: Stephen C. Shannon | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Protective orders; extension.  Provides that a court may extend a preliminary protective order where the party subject to the order fails to attend the hearing because he was not personally served. The extended protective order must be served as soon as possible and the extension period is limited to six months.  The bill also amends provisions relating to protective orders issued pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation to provide that if the party subject to the order fails to appear at the hearing the court may extend the order for a period not to exceed six months.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073180502  pdf
• 02/03/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070428502-H1  pdf
• 02/22/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2576ER)  pdf
• 03/14/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073180502
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Committee substitute printed 070428502-H1
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 070428502-H1
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2576H1
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/14/07  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/07  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2576ER)
• 02/23/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/09/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 205 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/14/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)