Abuse and neglect of children; contact with other parent, penalty.
Summary
Abuse and neglect of children; contact withother parent; penalty. Provides that any parent, guardian, orother person responsible for the care of a child under the age of18 whose willful act or omission interferes with such child's contactand relationship with the other parent, guardian, or other personresponsible for the care of such child, including unreasonably denyingthe other parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the careof such child access to or visitation with such child, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 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
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (15-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
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104057D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
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