Virginia House Bill 1852 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Creates the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, which provides a framework for the practice of collaborative law, a process entered into voluntarily by clients for the express purpose of reaching a settlement in a family or domestic relations law matter, including (i) marriage, divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution; (ii) child custody, visitation, and parenting time; (iii) alimony, spousal support, maintenance, and child support; (iv) adoption; (v) parentage; and (vi) negotiation or enforcement of premarital, marital, and separation agreements. The Act governs disclosure of information, privilege against disclosure of communications, and scope of representation by the attorneys in the proceeding.

Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]

Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]

2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 2-N) (Y: 34 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1852ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (34-Y 2-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-25	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-21	House	Read first time
2021-01-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2021-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100753D

HB1852 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1852
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1852+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1852ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0346+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0802C0002+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0074+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1024+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0159+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0028+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0071HB1852+HB1852
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0095HB1852+HB1852