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2008 SESSION

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HB 1143 Foster care; visitation rights for siblings.

Introduced by: William H. Fralin, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Foster care; visitation rights for birth siblings.  Grants circuit courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts the authority to grant visitation rights to siblings, in addition to the natural parents and grandparents, of any child entrusted or committed to foster care.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088068504  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/08  House: Printed as engrossed 088068504-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/08  House: Engrossed bill reprinted 088068504-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1143ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088068504
• 01/09/08  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/31/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Read first time
• 02/04/08  House: Read second time
• 02/04/08  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/04/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1143E
• 02/04/08  House: Printed as engrossed 088068504-E
• 02/05/08  House: Engrossed bill reprinted 088068504-E
• 02/05/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/15/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/08  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1143ER)
• 02/21/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/03/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)