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2008 SESSION

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HB 713 Protective orders, preliminary; court to extend if respondent fails to appear at hearing.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Preliminary protective orders; stalking; extension.  Allows the court to extend a preliminary protective order for a period of up to six months if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing. Language mirrors subsection B of § 16.1-253.1, relating to preliminary protective orders in family abuse cases.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081420568  pdf
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB713ER)  pdf
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081420568
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/01/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  House: Read first time
• 02/06/08  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/08/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/18/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB713ER)
• 02/22/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)