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1996 SESSION

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HB 37 Child abuse and neglect; false reports.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Child abuse and neglect. Provides that any person age 14 or older who makes a report which he knows to be false is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor, unless it is his second conviction in which case it is a Class 2 misdemeanor. The subject of the records may have the records purged upon presenting proof of a conviction.

This bill is a recommendation of Health, Welfare and Institutions' Special Subcommittee Studying the Death of Valerie Smelser and the Joint Subcommittee Studying Child Protective Services in the Commonwealth (HJR 502). This bill is identical to SB 10.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/96 965736344  pdf
• 02/13/96  House: Printed as engrossed 965736344-E  pdf
• 03/08/96  House: Conference substitute printed 967026352-H1  pdf
• 03/20/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB37ER)  pdf
• 04/17/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/96  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/96 965736344
• 01/10/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/12/96  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Constitutional readings dispensed
• 02/13/96  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/13/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/13/96  House: Printed as engrossed 965736344-E
• 02/13/96  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/15/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/23/96  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/27/96  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/27/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/29/96  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 92-N)
• 02/29/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (3-Y 92-N)
• 03/04/96  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/04/96  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/96  House: House acceded to request
• 03/05/96  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/05/96  House: Delegates: Melvin, Davies, Baker
• 03/06/96  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/06/96  Senate: Senators: Maxwell, Ticer, Newman
• 03/08/96  House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/96  Conference: Senate amendments rejected by conference committee
• 03/08/96  Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 967026352-H1
• 03/08/96  House: Conference substitute printed 967026352-H1
• 03/08/96  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/08/96  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/96  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB37ER)
• 03/25/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/26/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/28/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/17/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)