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HOUSE BILL 648

File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 679

Sponsored By:
Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, and Smigiel

Entitled:
Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

Synopsis:

Excluding as a father of a child a man who has committed a specified sexual crime against the child's mother under specified circumstances; authorizing the court to order a man to provide financial support to a child under specified circumstances; prohibiting a court from awarding custody or visitation of a child to a parent who has committed a specified sexual crime against the other parent under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Adoption
Child Custody
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc
Guardians
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Paternity
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Sexual Offenses
Support of Dependents -see also- Alimony

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 5-306 , 5-3B-05 , 5-3A-06 , 5-318 , 9-101.2 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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