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1996 SESSION
SB 496 Child custody.
Introduced by: Mark L. Earley | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Child custody. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical and legal custody when determining custody of a minor child in a divorce proceeding.
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HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962075649
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/96 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
- 02/11/96 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/96 Senate: Amendment by Mr. Gartlan rejected (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMENDMENT (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 02/13/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/13/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/96 House: Read first time
- 02/15/96 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/96 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Special
- 03/04/96 House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)