SB 502 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Juvenile & domestic relations district ct.; parent filing petion for protective order against minor.

Summary
Petitions in juvenile and domestic relations district court; parents; minors. Prohibits the parent of a minor residing in the same home as such parent from filing a petition for a family abuse protective order against such minor, provided that the minor has not otherwise been emancipated pursuant to law. The bill also authorizes the parent, guardian, or other person standing in loco parentis of a minor to file a petition for a child in need of services or in need of supervision with the clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court if an intake officer refuses to file such petition. Under current law, the decision by an intake officer to file such petition is final.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Mar 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (53-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (5-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
VA
34