Child custody, visitation, and placement; best interests of the child.
Summary
Child custody, visitation, and placement; bestinterests of the child. Requires consideration of a child's attachmentto a parent or guardian when determining the best interests of thechild. The bill defines "attachment" as an aspect of the child'srelationship with a parent or guardian that promotes the child'suse of the parent or guardian as a secure base from which to explore,learn, and relate and to feel value, security, comfort, familiarity,and continuity.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 7, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Feb 7, 2022
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 7, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101992D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
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