HB2314 S JUDICIARY AMT

Hartley 7889

    The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2314--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-6-9a, relating to authorizing a family court judge to order the emergency custody of a child in the physical custody of a party to an action or proceeding before the family court; requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to immediately respond and assist the family court judge in emergency placement of the child; providing for circuit court order for department to file an investigative report; providing for termination of family court order; extending order of family court by filing petition; and providing additional procedures for department when a child is ordered taken into emergency custody.

Adopted

Rejected