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1995 SESSION

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HB 1257 Failure to pay support.

Introduced by: J. Randy Forbes (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Failure to pay support. Eliminates the authority of the court to sentence a person who has failed to pay child or spousal support as ordered to jail and/or to work release for up to twelve months. The sentencing authority is limited to persons who refuse to pay. The bill also gives the court the authority to order the person to perform community service in lieu of work release.

FULL TEXT

• 01/25/94  House: Presented & ordered printed LD3749236  pdf
• 12/19/94  House: Introduced bill reprinted LD3749236  pdf
• 01/12/95  House: Printed as engrossed LD3749236-E  pdf
• 03/03/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)  pdf
• 03/23/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/25/94  House: Presented & ordered printed LD3749236
• 01/25/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/11/94  House: Continued to 1995 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 12/08/94  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 12/19/94  House: Introduced bill reprinted LD3749236
• 01/11/95  House: Read first time
• 01/12/95  House: Read second time
• 01/12/95  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/12/95  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/12/95  House: Printed as engrossed LD3749236-E
• 01/13/95  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/13/95  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/13/95  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/13/95  Senate: Read first time
• 01/13/95  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/95  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Domestic Relations
• 02/19/95  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/95  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/95  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/21/95  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/21/95  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/21/95  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/95  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/23/95  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)
• 03/10/95  House: Enrolled
• 03/10/95  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/95  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/95  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective 7/1/95)
• 03/23/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)