SB34 Alabama 2019 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Sec. 12-15-319 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 12-15-312 and 12-15-319, Code of
Alabama 1975, to create Jessi's law; to provide that
reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify a family prior to
the placement of a child in foster care, to prevent or
eliminate the need to remove a child from the child's home,
and to make it possible for a child to return safely to the
child's home, may not be required in a case where a parent has
been convicted for the crime against the child of rape in the
first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest; and to
require a juvenile court to find that a parent is unable to
properly care for a child and to discharge his or her
responsibilities to and for the child in any case where the
parent has received a conviction for the crime against the
child of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree,
or incest, and shall terminate the parental rights of the
parent.
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Subjects
Parental Rights
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2019 | H | Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Children and Senior Advocacy |
| May 8, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Children and Senior Advocacy |
| April 30, 2019 | S | Engrossed |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 412 |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 411 |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Chambliss first Substitute Offered |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 18, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 18, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 11, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 5, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 (Revised ** SB266 REMOVED**) at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 (Revised) at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB34 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB34 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Chambliss first Substitute Offered |