Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, etc.
Summary
Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat. Provides that any history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat that occurred no earlier than 10 years prior to the filing of a petition for custody or visitation of a child shall be considered by a court in determining the best interests of a child. This bill is identical to HB 861.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 8, 2019
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1075 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB105H1
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108233D-H1
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB105E
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102015D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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