Custody and visitation arrangements; best interests of the child, domestic abuse and child abuse.
Summary
Requires the court to consider child abuse, in addition to family abuse and sexual abuse in current law, when determining the best interests of the child for the purposes of custody and visitation arrangements.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Feb 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 29, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1757S1
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105819D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104232D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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