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 Back | 144th General Assembly
House Bill # 500 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Manolakos | Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. Sokola |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. Hudson, Maier, Miro |
| Introduced on : | 06/19/2008 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT AUTHORIZING FAMILY COURT TO GRANT EXTENDED JURISDICTION OVER MELISSA SAMANTHA RUDOLPH AND RENE ANDRE RUDOLPH. |
| Synopsis: | This Bill extends Family Court jurisdiction to 2 noncitizen children who need to be eligible for long term foster care to qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status under federal immigration law. The Bill also allows that jurisdiction to end once the immigration application is approved or the subject of the extended jurisdiction turns 21. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is awarded to youths who cannot safely return to the country where they are citizens. 8C.F.R. §204.11; INA §101(A)(27)(J); 8 USC §1101(a)(27)(j).
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| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Passed 6/26/08 8:20:51 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 7/1/08 3:33:26 AM-------> |
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Actions History:
| Jul 21, 2008 - Signed by Governor
Jul 01, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jul 01, 2008 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
Jun 26, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 26, 2008 - Necessary rules are suspended in House
Jun 19, 2008 - Introduced in House and assigned to Judiciary Committee
Jun 19, 2008 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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