Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc. (HB2361)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Child abduction. Provides that a chief judge shall designate a judge to hear and dispose of proceedings in which a person seeks enforcement of an order for the return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The bill also makes it a duty of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse to maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of international travel. Furthermore, the bill makes property used to further the abduction subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2011 | Committee |
| 01/12/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102905D |
| 01/12/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/21/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
| 01/26/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 01/31/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104760D-H1 |
| 02/02/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2011 | Read second time |
| 02/03/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104760D-H1 |
| 02/03/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2361H1 |
| 02/04/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/09/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2011 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2011 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/14/2011 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/14/2011 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/14/2011 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/16/2011 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2011 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2011 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2361ER) |
| 02/23/2011 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2361ER) |
| 03/26/2011 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/05/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/06/2011 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N) |
| 04/06/2011 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/06/2011 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/06/2011 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/06/2011 | Reenrolled |
| 04/06/2011 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2361ER2) |
| 04/06/2011 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/06/2011 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/06/2011 | Enacted, Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/11) |
| 04/06/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818) |
Comments
My colleague, Karl Hindle and I proposed this very important bill. International child abduction is a serious crime that needs to be prevented and have a more successful and speedy recovery. Our bill could do just that by having an educated pool of judges to hear these special cases, seizure of assets of the abductor if an abduction takes place, and a better reporting system to ensure that the abduction is reported to national and federal agencies such as the NCMEC and NCIC. Please contact your local delegates and senators and ask them to vote yes for this important bill!
Is the unconstitutional Uniform Child Abduction Prevention act dead in your state?