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1997 SESSION
HB 2902 Actions where parental rights have been terminated.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Parental rights. Clarifies that a "party with a legitimate interest," in a child, for purposes of making custody and visitation determinations, does not include persons whose parental rights have been terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and, if the child has been legally adopted other than in the case of a step-parent adoption, the term does not include persons whose interest in the child is derived from a parent whose rights have been terminated (e.g., grandparents, and other relatives.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 979834351 pdf
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 979834351-E pdf
- 03/06/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2902ER) pdf
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 979834351
- 01/20/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 01/27/97 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/28/97 House: Read first time
- 01/29/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/97 House: Read second time
- 01/31/97 House: Amendment by Mr. McEachin agreed to
- 01/31/97 House: Title replaced
- 01/31/97 House: Amendments by Mr. Armstrong agreed to
- 01/31/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/31/97 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
- 01/31/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 979834351-E
- 02/04/97 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/18/97 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/18/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/97 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/97 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2902ER)
- 03/11/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)