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2013 SESSION
SB 908 Parental rights; fundamental right to make decisions concerning upbringing, etc., of their child.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Rights of parents. Provides that a parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child. The bill further provides that the provisions of the bill codify the opinion of the Supreme Court of Virginia in L.F. v. Breit, issued on January 10, 2013, as it relates to parental rights. This bill is identical to HB 1642.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103252D pdf
- 01/28/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104555D-S1 pdf
- 02/18/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105336D-H1 pdf
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER) pdf
- 03/21/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103252D
- 01/04/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104555D-S1
- 01/29/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/13 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104555D-S1
- 01/30/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB908S1
- 01/31/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 01/31/13 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/02/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105336D-H1
- 02/19/13 House: Read second time
- 02/20/13 House: Read third time
- 02/20/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13105336D-H1
- 02/20/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB908H1
- 02/20/13 House: Passed House with substitute (69-Y 26-N)
- 02/20/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 26-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Title replaced 13105336D-H1
- 02/23/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/21/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/21/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)