Foreign judgments; Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act. (SB473)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Foreign judgments. Replaces the Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act enacted in Virginia in 1990 with the version approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2005, which has been adopted in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Both versions provide for recognition and enforcement of foreign-country judgments in a United States state court. Judgments on taxes, fines, or criminal-like penalties and judgments relating to domestic relations are not covered by the Act. The Act provides that a foreign-country judgment will not be recognized if it comes from a court system that is not impartial or that dishonors due process, or when there is no personal jurisdiction over the defendant or over the subject matter of the litigation. The 2005 Act clarifies that a judgment entitled to full faith and credit under the U.S. Constitution is not enforceable under this Act and expressly provides that a party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden to prove that the judgment is subject to the Uniform Act. The Act imposes the burden of proof for establishing a specific ground for nonrecognition upon the party raising it, addresses the specific procedure for seeking enforcement, and provides a statute of limitations on enforcement of a foreign-country judgment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101751D |
01/08/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/20/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2014 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/23/2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
01/27/2014 | Read first time |
01/27/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
02/17/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2014 | Read second time |
02/26/2014 | Read third time |
02/26/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/26/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/26/2014 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2014 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
03/05/2014 | Enrolled |
03/05/2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB473ER) |
03/05/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2014 | Signed by President |
03/31/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 462 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/31/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462) |