Parental Rights Amendment; urging Congress to pass amendment to Constitution and submit to states. (HJ193)

Introduced By

Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Memorializing the Congress; Parental Rights Amendment.  Urges Congress to pass the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and submit it to the states for ratification. By this resolution, the Virginia General Assembly also affirms the Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/26/2010Committee
01/26/2010Unanimous consent to introduce
01/26/2010Presented and ordered printed 10104386D
01/26/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/02/2010Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional
02/10/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
02/12/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Taken up
02/15/2010Pending question ordered
02/15/2010Engrossed by House
02/15/2010Agreed to by House (64-Y 31-N)
02/15/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (64-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Reading waived
02/16/2010Referred to Committee on Rules
03/08/2010Left in Rules

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 5 clips in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Comments

robert legge writes:

From Wikipedia:
"The purpose of the reform was to guarantee that a child's rights to equal contact with each parent were protected by Federal Law. The UPREPA would eliminate the concepts of custody and visitation."