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1998 SESSION
SB 404 Juvenile courts; termination of parental rights.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Juvenile courts; termination of parental rights. Grants the juvenile courts exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving the termination of parental rights and prescribes procedures governing juries in these cases and appeal on the record directly to the Court of Appeals.
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HISTORY
- 01/23/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988377837
- 01/23/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/98 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Dom. Relations/Juvenile
- 02/04/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/10/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/98 House: Read first time
- 02/11/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 03/09/98 House: Failed to report (defeated) in C.J. w/sub. (9-Y 13-N)