Marriage; fee for ceremony. (HB239)

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Progress

√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
√	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Domestic relations; fee for marriage. Provides that a person authorized by a circuit court judge to celebrate the rites of marriage in the Commonwealth may charge $50 for the ceremony. This provision does not apply to ministers. Amends § 20-27 (“Fee for celebrating marriage.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor
View Bill's History

01/03/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066632520
01/03/2006 Referred to Committee on Finance
01/18/2006 Referred from Finance
01/18/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/27/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 8-N)
01/31/2006 Read first time
02/01/2006 Read second time
02/01/2006 Committee amendment agreed to
02/01/2006 Passed by for the day
02/02/2006 Passed by for the day
02/03/2006 Read second time
02/03/2006 Committee amendment reconsidered
02/03/2006 Committee amendment rejected
02/03/2006 Passed by for the day
02/06/2006 Read second time
02/06/2006 Floor substitute printed 062876520-H1 (Suit)
02/06/2006 Substitute by Delegate Suit agreed to 062876520-H1
02/06/2006 Pending question ordered
02/06/2006 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB239H1
02/07/2006 Read third time and passed House (76-Y 23-N)
02/07/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N)
02/07/2006 Communicated to Senate
02/08/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/20/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
02/21/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006 Passed by for the day
02/23/2006 Floor substitute printed 061430820-S1 (Stolle)
02/23/2006 Read third time
02/23/2006 Reading of substitute waived
02/23/2006 Substitute by Senator Stolle agreed to 061430820-S1
02/23/2006 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB239S1
02/23/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/23/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/24/2006 Placed on Calendar
02/27/2006 Senate substitute rejected by House (33-Y 66-N)
02/27/2006 VOTE: REJECTED (33-Y 66-N)
03/01/2006 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006 Senate requested conference committee
03/02/2006 House acceded to request
03/02/2006 Conferees appointed by House
03/02/2006 Delegates:Suit, Cosgrove, Jones, D. C.
03/03/2006 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/03/2006 Senators: Howell, Blevins, Rerras
03/11/2006 Conference substitute printed 063068520-H2
03/11/2006 Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 36-N)
03/11/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 36-N)
03/11/2006 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/11/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
03/21/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER)
03/21/2006 Enrolled
03/21/2006 Signed by Speaker
03/22/2006 Signed by President
04/05/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/06)
04/14/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)

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