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What's this? Lansing — Votes by local legislators in the Michigan House and Senate last week. Senate Bill 351, to clarify fertilizer use restrictions: Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate. Would clarify that use of fertilizers and other soil conditioners which follows “generally accepted” agricultural and management practices at the time of use does not constitute a “release” of hazardous substances in violation of state regulations. Sen. Arlan Meekhof, R-Olive township: Yes Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker, R-Lawton: Yes Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge: Yes Senate Bill 354, to revise dog and cat euthanasia regulations: Passed 37 to 0 in the...

8CHAPTER 52 9UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION 10Sec. 115201. Scope of chapter. .... "Travel document." Records relating to a travel itinerary, 8including travel tickets, passes, reservations for 9transportation or accommodations. The term does not include a 10passport or visa. ... 24(a) Court.--A court on its own motion may order abduction 25prevention measures in a child custody proceeding if the court 26finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction 27of the child. ... NOTE: just iONE factor needs to be met! ... 14§ 5207. Factors to determine risk of abduction. 15(a) Evidence supporting risk.--In determining whether there 16is a credible...

YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE GUYS. This bill started its life as HB2136 (Child Abduction PreventionPennsylvaniaHB 21362012KulaIntroduced) It was dead there, but 13 Senators (INTRODUCED BY CORMAN (R), TOMLINSON (R), BROWNE (R), D. WHITE (R), RAFFERTY (R), ERICKSON (R), ALLOWAY (R), SOLOBAY (D), BAKER (R), TARTAGLIONE (D), FERLO (D), MENSCH (R) AND LEACH (D), MARCH 20, 2012 ) have picked the bill up. It is out of committee already. Please help stop this bill. We appear to have stopped it in the other states so far this year. Nick Dear Senator Richard L. Alloway II PLEASE DO NOT PASS Senate Bill 1449...

Dear Senator Please oppose the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (HB213) This law has not passed in any state that has closely reviewed this act. The New Jersey Law Commission reviewed this act and issued a final report on Dec 2008. Their report is attached. Here is the conclusion of their report: Commission Recommendation The Commission has considered the UCAPA but does not recommend its adoption. The UCAPA does not provide authority beyond the current powers of New Jersey judges in custody matters. The Commission did not address deficiencies in the Uniform Law or possible modifications to sections 7, 8...

Update: On Thursday, the Alabama Senate Judiciary committee approved the Unconstitutional UCAPA legislation by a vote of 10 to 0. Since it has already passed the Alabama House, 104 to 0, it is now down to its final vote in the Senate! Please call the Alabama Senate and in particular the Judiciary committee members and ask them to VOTE NO !!! JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Penn, Chairperson; myronpenn28@hotmail.com Vacant, Deputy Chairperson; Bedford, senbedford@aol.com Benefield, kbenefield@acs-isp.com Brooks, benbrooksiii@aol.com Figures, vivian.figures@al-legislature.gov Keahey, tedlittle@mindspring.com Little (T),

Update: On Friday, the Unconstitutional UCAPA legislation advanced through Hawaii’s Finance Committee. Link to the testimony presented to the committee. The committee approved the bill by a vote of 14 to 2 with one excused. The only two Republicans on the committee voted against the bill. All of the Democrats voted for the bill. This bill has now made it through all of the committees and is on to a full vote in the House ! The vote will probably be early next week. Voting against the bill were LynneFinnegan(R) House Republican Leader and Gene Ward(R) 17th Representative District. Please...

The NCCUSL is seeking to pass the Uniform Child Abdcution Prevention Act (UCAPA) in 8 more states this year. Here is the status update and links for the eight states that are at risk. Child Abduction Prevention 1 ALABAMA HB 213 Ward House Judiciary 2 HAWAII SB2192/HB2250 Tanaguchi/Karamatsu House Judiciary 3 IOWA HF 713 Senate Judiciary 4 MINNESOTA SF410/HF1133 Senate Judiciary 5 PENNSYLVANIA HB 90 Conklin House Judiciary 6 SOUTH CAROLINA SB 383 Hayes House Judiciary 7 TENNESSEE HB2995/SB3065 Woodson/DeBerry In House 8 WASHINGTON HB 1182 Goodman House Judiciary ————————————– ALABAMA HB213 sponsored by Ward. It passed out of the...

Help defeat the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. Is your state safe from this threat? Eight states have already passed this law. Nine states have not passed it yet. Another Eight states are considering passing this law this year. This legislation tends to pass through legislatures unanimously. GET THEM TO READ IT. YOUR LIBERTY IS AT STAKE.

ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN PENNSYLVANIA: The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act passed the Pennsylvania house 193-0 on May 11, 2009! GOOD GRIEF. Can't these legislators read? So what is the Senate Judiciary doing with it? Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2009 Reported as committed, April 28, 2009 First consideration, April 28, 2009 Laid on the table, April 28, 2009 Removed from table, April 29, 2009 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 29, 2009 Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2009 Second consideration, May 6, 2009 Third consideration and final passage, May 11, 2009 (193-0) In the Senate Referred to JUDICIARY, May 12, 2009

Date Amend/Subst Matter Committee Nay Yea Abs Vote 01/12/2010 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary JUDY 01/21/2010 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 01/26/2010 Third Reading Passed 01/26/2010 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 104 02/02/2010 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary --------------------------------- Roll of the House for Vote 104 on HB213 (Regular Session 2010) Member Vote Member Vote * House District 40, Vacant P Allen Y Baker (A) Y Baker (L) Y Ball Y...

ASSISTANCE NEEDED: According to the NCCUSL, they are seeking to pass as HB2995 and SB3065. The Tennessee legislative site lists 4 filings of this same law !!! Looks like there are a lot of representatives that want to get a piece of this action in Tennessee. HB2995 by DeBerry J Uniform Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act." HB3650 by Stewart Uniform Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act." SB3065 by Woodson Uniform Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act." SB3532 by Overbey Uniform Laws - As introduced,...

According to the NCCUSL, they are still pushing the UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT (UCAPA) in Minnessota. They have two bills. SF410 and HF1133 But these two bills seem to be from last years session. In the Senate Journal on Monday February 8, 2009: Senators Moua, Doll, Fobbe, Torres Ray and Pariseau introduced– S.F. No. 410: A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518E. Action: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The House bill HF 1133 Champion and Hayden introduced: H. F....

According to the NCCUSL, the UCAPA law is still alive in IOWA. Here are the actions on the bill as of February 8, 2010 per the IOWA legislative web site: ------------------------------------------------- Bill History for HF 713 By Judiciary. A bill for an act creating the uniform child abduction prevention Act. (Formerly HSB 220) March 12, 2009 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 776. March 18, 2009 Passed House, ayes 95, nays none. H.J. 863. March 18, 2009 Immediate message. H.J. 865. March 18, 2009 Message from House. S.J. 702. March 18, 2009 Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 702. March...

Uniform Child Abduction Prev. Act February 8th, 2010 Today I am flying the Fort Moultrie Patriot Flag, a flag I fly when there is “Liberty Risky” discussion. The “Save-the-Children” do-gooders are at it again, this time with the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. It has a “globally appealing” moniker … but as usual, look closely at something sounds so good, the center is rotten. South Carolina is considering this bill and we need to, once again, call our S.C. representatives and get this one stopped. Liberty Risky Discussion This law has not passed in any state that has closely reviewed...

ASSISTANCE NEEDED: Need to find people in these eight states to oppose this draconian legislation. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT ON THIS LIST, PLEASE CHECK THAT YOUR STATE IS NOT SEEKING TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION. Child Abduction Prevention 1 ALABAMA HB 213 Ward House Judiciary 2 HAWAII SB2192/HB2250 Tanaguchi/Karamats House Judiciary 3 IOWA HF 713 Senate Judiciary 4 MINNESOTA SF410/HF1133 Senate Judiciary 5 PENNSYLVANIA HB 90 Conklin House Judiciary 6 SOUTH CAROLINA SB 383 Hayes House Judiciary 7 TENNESSEE HB2995/SB3065 Woodson/DeBerry In House 8 WASHINGTON HB 1182 Goodman House Judiciary

Dear Rep x, Please do not sponsor the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (HB2250) This law has not passed in any state that has closely reviewed this act. The New Jersey Law Commission reviewed this act and issued a final report on Dec 2008. Their report is attached. Here is the conclusion of their report: Commission Recommendation The Commission has considered the UCAPA but does not recommend its adoption. The UCAPA does not provide authority beyond the current powers of New Jersey judges in custody matters. The Commission did not address deficiencies in the Uniform Law or possible modifications to...

Dear Freepers, ACTION ALERT: I need YOUR assistance. The National Conference Commission of Uniform State Laws is seeking to pass the UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT in all 50 states. Unfortunately, the news media is not reporting on this law, so google news is unreliable as a means of finding out which states are seeking to pass this law this session. So far, I have ALABAMA and WASHINGTON state on the list for this year. In Alabama it is HB213. It has already made it out of the House Judiciary committee. In Washington, it is HB1182. 1) Please check your...

Representative Cam Ward Introduces Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act November 25, 2009 (ALABASTER, ALABAMA) – Representative Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) today announced the introduction of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. The act, which Rep. Ward is sponsoring is aimed at preventing child abductions in the state of Alabama. Child abduction is one of the most frightening and heartbreaking crimes faced by parents and families today. According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, despite the familiar image in the news of children abducted by predatory strangers, the majority of child abductions are perpetrated by family members. To combat...

South Carolina General Assembly 118th Session, 2009-2010 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter S. 383 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Senator Hayes Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11185ac09.docx Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2009 Introduced in the House on March 25, 2009 Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary Summary: Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/3/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12 2/3/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12 2/6/2009 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Sheheen (ch), Knotts, Campsen,...

Dear sir, Mississippi is in danger of enacting a horrible, unconstitutional bill -HOUSE BILL NO. 599 http://index.ls.state.ms.us/isysnative/UzpcRG9jdW1lbnRzXDIwMDlcbm90ZGVhZFxoYlwwNTAwLTA1OTlcaGIwNTk5c2cucGRm/hb0599sg.pdf#xml=http://10.240.72.35/isysquery/irl4bc4/1/hilite Please READ and UNDERSTAND this bill. Please ask your Governor to VETO this bill. How many children must die or be traumatized by this law because you failed to read it and understand it's consequences !!! You just authorized one party in a divorce to ask the judge, via an EX-PARTE order to declare the other parent a 'potential felon', in CIVIL COURT no less, and to request that the children be seized from that parents home in the dead of night (remember...