VA HB1397 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Divorce; evidence by affidavit.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) | |
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/15) | |
| 2015-02-23 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-23 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1397ER) |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2015-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2015-02-03 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2014-12-16 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2014-12-16 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100274D |
