Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Sponsored bills
Commending Robert Eugene Foster, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable GeraldL. Baliles.
Celebrating the life of Charles Richard Watson.
Commending the Lion Pride Run.
Commending James L. Agnew.
Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. RobertRussa Moton.
Child and spousal support; net income; imputationof income. Changes the child support guidelines to establishnet income, defined in the bill, as the basis for establishing achild support obligation and provides that a periodic award of spousalsupport shall not be more than the payor's net income. The bill removesconsideration of earning capacity of a party in determining spousalsupport and removes the earning capacity and imputation of incomeof a party as a means to rebut the child support presumption.
Assault and battery against a family or householdmember; prior conviction; mandatory minimum term of confinement;penalty. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and batteryagainst a family or household member where it is alleged in the warrant,petition, information, or indictment on which a person is convictedthat such person has been previously convicted of an offense thatoccurred within a period of 10 years of the instant offense againsta family or household member of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious wounding or unlawful wounding,(iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injuryby means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense underthe law of any other jurisdiction that has the same elements of anyof the offenses, such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor andthe sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum termof confinement of 60 days.