HB 436 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; disclosure of identifying information.

Summary
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and EnforcementAct; disclosure of identifying information; pleading or affidavit.Clarifies that a hearing and written finding of the issue of thedisclosure of certain identifying information of a child in a childcustody proceeding shall be held and made by the court within 15days of the filing of an affidavit that the health, safety, or libertyof a child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information.Current law allows such filing to be made in the form of an affidavitor a pleading, but only applies the requirement that the court hearand decide the case within 15 days to pleadings.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020 Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100186D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve E. Heretick
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
VA
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