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1996 SESSION

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SB 10 Child abuse and neglect; false reports.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | 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 report may have the records purged upon presenting proof of a conviction. This bill is a recommendation of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions' Special Subcommittee Studying the Death of Valerie Smelser and the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Child Protective Services System in the Commonwealth (HJR 502). This bill is identical to HB 37.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/96 962228760  pdf
• 03/15/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)  pdf
• 04/17/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0813)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/96 962228760
• 01/10/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/19/96  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 01/22/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/96  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/96  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/25/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/26/96  House: Read first time
• 01/26/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/23/96  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/26/96  House: Read second time
• 02/27/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/96  House: Read third time
• 02/29/96  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/29/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/29/96  House: Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/04/96  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 03/04/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/04/96  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)
• 03/20/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/21/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/08/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 813 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/17/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0813)