VA HB1991 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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.

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)
2023-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-16SenateSigned by President
2023-02-16HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-02-16HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1991ER)
2023-02-16HouseEnrolled
2023-02-13SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13SenateRead third time
2023-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26HouseRead second time and engrossed
2023-01-25HouseRead first time
2023-01-23HouseReported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100639D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161244(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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