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1997 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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962075649 pdf
- 12/23/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 962075649 pdf
- 12/26/96 House: Committee substitute printed 973039176-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
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)
- 12/20/96 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 12/23/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 962075649
- 12/26/96 House: Committee substitute printed 973039176-H1
- 01/09/97 House: Read second time
- 01/10/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/13/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/14/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/15/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/16/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/17/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/20/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/21/97 House: Read third time
- 01/21/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 973039176-H1
- 01/21/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Marshll rejected
- 01/21/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 973039176-H1
- 01/21/97 House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 3-N)
- 01/21/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/97 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (13-Y 25-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (13-Y 25-N)
- 01/24/97 House: House insisted on substitute
- 01/24/97 House: House requested conference committee
- 01/28/97 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/97 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 01/30/97 Senate: Senators: Earley, Howell, Quayle
- 01/31/97 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 01/31/97 House: Delegates: Jones, J.C., Watts, Forbes
- 02/22/97 Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/97 Senate: VOTE: STRIKE FROM CALENDAR (40-Y 0-N)