VA HB1837 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Testimony in open court in divorce cases; notice. Allows the court to conduct ore tenus hearings in divorce cases without providing further notice to the defendant if the defendant has been personally served and has failed to appear. Under current law, the court may take depositions without further notice to the defendant if the defendant has been personally served and has failed to appear. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia.

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Title

Divorce cases; conduct an ore tenus hearing.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-16 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
2013-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-19SenateSigned by President
2013-02-18HouseSigned by Speaker
2013-02-18HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER)
2013-02-18HouseEnrolled
2013-02-13HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2013-02-13HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2013-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2013-02-11SenatePassed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2013-02-11SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2013-02-11SenateReading of amendment waived
2013-02-11SenateRead third time
2013-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-06SenateReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2013-01-23SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-22HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-22HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-21HousePrinted as engrossed 13101005D-E
2013-01-21HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1837E
2013-01-21HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2013-01-21HouseRead second time
2013-01-18HouseRead first time
2013-01-16HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
2013-01-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2013-01-11HouseAssigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2013-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101005D

Same As/Similar To

SB1046 (Same As) 2013-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1837
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1837+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1837E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1837ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0081+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0802V0018+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H08V0050+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0156+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S03V0206+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0426HB1837+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0430HB1837+HB1837
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0869+HB1837

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