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HB 447: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Lynn ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chestnut ; Waters ; Bullard ; Jacobs ; Sobel ; Dennis ; Fasano ; Greenstein ; Heyman ; Betancourt

Domestic Violence; provides for instruction for circuit & county judges in domestic violence; provides for comprehensive domestic violence education plan & tools; requires council to develop educational programs on domestic violence; prohibits court from awarding visitation rights to parent who has been convicted of capital felony or 1st-degree felony that involved domestic violence, etc. Amends 25.385, 39.902, 44.102, 61.13, 943.171.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/26/1999 House • Prefiled
    2/3/1999 House • Referred to Judiciary (CJC); Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (CJC); Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00047
    3/16/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/18/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/18/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00385
    3/22/1999 House • Now in Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00385
    4/1/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 04/05/99, 3:30 pm, 317C
    4/5/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00514
    4/6/1999 House • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00514
    4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)

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  • HB 447, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting) 4/2/1999 (pdf)
    Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting) 4/6/1999 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1999 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/19/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1176 (c1) Domestic Violence Silver Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
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    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases.
    39.902 Definitions.
    44.102 Court-ordered mediation.
    61.13 Custody and support of children; visitation rights; power of court in making orders.
    943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases.

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