Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess. (HB648)

Introduced By

Del. Greg Habeeb (R-Salem)

Progress

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

Description

Confession of judgment by a substitute attorney-in-fact.  Allows a substitute attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a power of attorney, to confess judgment. The bill requires that a designation of a substitute attorney-in-fact be duly executed and acknowledged and filed by the clerk with the confession of judgment. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Committee
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100737D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2012Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
01/23/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
01/30/2012Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2012Committee substitute printed 12104564D-H1
02/01/2012Read first time
02/02/2012Read second time
02/02/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104564D-H1
02/02/2012Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB648H1
02/03/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/03/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Read third time
02/15/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2012Enrolled
02/17/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB648ER)
02/17/2012Signed by Speaker
02/20/2012Signed by President
02/28/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/12)
02/28/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB416.