Divorce; evidence by affidavit. (HB1397)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake)
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
Divorce; evidence by affidavit. Provides that if a party has filed for divorce on fault grounds and moves pursuant to 20-121.02 for a divorce on no-fault grounds without amending the pleadings, the party may submit to the court an affidavit in support of such no-fault grounds. The bill also clarifies that in order to file a divorce or annulment action in the Commonwealth, at least one of the parties to the action must have been for at least six months preceding the filing of the action an actual bona fide resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/16/2014 | Committee |
12/16/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100274D |
12/16/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
01/14/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2015 | Read first time |
02/02/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/03/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2015 | Read third time |
02/16/2015 | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2015 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Enrolled |
02/19/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1397ER) |
02/19/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2015 | Signed by President |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/23/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/17/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/17/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) |