WV HB2758 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (42 USC 14043h, et. seq.) provides incentives for states that have or enact statutes terminating the parental rights of rapist; therefore, the purpose of this bill is to include children conceived as a result of a sexual assault in the definition of “abused child.”
Title
Amending the definition of “abused child” to include a child conceived as a result of an act of sexual assault
Sponsors
| Del. John Shott [R] | Del. Rodney Miller [D] | Del. Kayla Kessinger [R] | Del. Charlotte Lane [R] |
| Del. Andrew Byrd [D] | Del. Phillip Isner [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-03-01 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB445 (Similar To) 2017-05-23 - Chapter 24, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 201 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
