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HB 861 Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, etc.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat. Provides that any history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat that occurred no earlier than 10 years prior to the filing of a petition for custody or visitation of a child shall be considered by a court in determining the best interests of a child. This bill is identical to SB 105.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104789D pdf
- 02/12/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108180D-S1 pdf
- 03/05/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109724D-H1 pdf
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER) pdf
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1074) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104789D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Read first time
- 01/30/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108180D-S1
- 02/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108180D-S1
- 02/17/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB861S1
- 02/17/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108180D-S1 (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/20 House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/20 House: Delegates: Levine, Heretick, Kilgore
- 02/25/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/20 Senate: Senators: Favola, Stuart, Surovell
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109724D-H1
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1074 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1074)