Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. (HB497)
Introduced By
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
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. Provides that the Commonwealth has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction to modify a child custody order that is subject to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) so long as a parent of the child continuesto live in the Commonwealth. Under current state law, both parents must reside in the Commonwealth for the court to retain exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. The bill conforms the law to the UCCJEA. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2016 | Committee |
| 01/08/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100251D |
| 01/08/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Civil Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Subcommittee Civil Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: |
| 01/25/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/01/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/02/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/17/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER) |
| 02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
| 02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
| 03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179) |