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HOUSE BILL 327

CHAPTER NUMBER: 367
File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 263

Sponsored By:
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Walkup, Zirkin, Menes, and Vallario

Entitled:
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "abuse" applicable to petitions for relief from abuse to include stalking; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
1/26
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (132-2)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 367

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
HARASSMENT
PROTECTION ORDERS
TRESPASS
VANDALISM

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law
( 4-501 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 422613/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 12:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 198171/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005   at: 12:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-2)
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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