VA HB84 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 23 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Child custody; communication of decision. Provides that the judge's required communication of the basis for his decision regarding child custody or visitation, except in cases of a consent order for custody or visitation, shall set forth the judge's findings regarding the relevant statutory factors used to determine the best interests of the child.

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Title

Child custody; judge shall communicate basis for decision, except in certain cases.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
2012-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-27 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-27 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER)
2012-02-27 House: Enrolled
2012-02-22 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2012-02-22 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-03 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB84H1
2012-02-02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104604D-H1
2012-02-02 House: Read second time
2012-02-01 House: Read first time
2012-01-30 House: Committee substitute printed 12104604D-H1
2012-01-30 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
2012-01-23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2012-01-13 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2011-12-21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-12-21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102241D

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB84
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB84+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB84H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB84ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0358+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H0802V0034+HB0084
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H08V0059+HB0084
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0401+HB0084
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0200+HB0084
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0554HB0084+HB0084
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0536HB0084+HB0084

Bill Comments

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