Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; concurrent jurisdiction, suits for divorce. (HB1991)

Introduced By

Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

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

Description

Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; concurrent jurisdiction; suits for divorce. Specifies that, when a suit for divorce has been filed in a circuit court in which the custody, guardianship, visitation, or support of children of the parties or spousal support is raised by the pleadings and a hearing, including a pendente lite hearing, is set by the circuit court on any such issue for a date certain or placed on a motions docket within 21 days of the filing, though such hearing itself may occur after such 21-day period, the juvenile and domestic relations district courts shall be divested of the right to enter any further decrees or orders to determine custody, guardianship, visitation, or support when raised for such hearing, and such matters shall be determined by the circuit court unless both parties agreed to a referral to the juvenile court. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2023Committee
01/10/2023Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100639D
01/10/2023Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2023Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
01/18/2023Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/23/2023Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2023Read first time
01/26/2023Read second time and engrossed
01/27/2023Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/27/2023VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2023Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2023Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/08/2023Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2023Read third time
02/13/2023Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2023Enrolled
02/16/2023Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1991ER)
02/16/2023Signed by Speaker
02/16/2023Signed by President
03/02/2023Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
03/02/2023G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
03/26/2023G Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/23)
03/26/2023G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)