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2016 SESSION
HB 497 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
Introduced by: Jeffrey L. Campbell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. Provides that the Commonwealth has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction to modify a child custody order that is subject to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) so long as a parent of the child continues to live in the Commonwealth. Under current state law, both parents must reside in the Commonwealth for the court to retain exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. The bill conforms the law to the UCCJEA. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100251D pdf
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER) pdf
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100251D
- 01/08/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/25/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Read first time
- 02/01/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER)
- 02/24/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
- 02/25/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
- 03/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)