VA SB247 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology. Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" with gender-neutral terms in the no-fault divorce statute.
Title
No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-10 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270) | |
2020-03-10 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/20) | |
2020-03-03 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020 | |
2020-03-03 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020 |
2020-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
2020-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2020-02-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER) |
2020-02-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
2020-02-21 | Senate | Title replaced 20108257D-H1 |
2020-02-21 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) |
2020-02-19 | House | VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) |
2020-02-19 | House | Passed House with substitute (58-Y 42-N) |
2020-02-19 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB247H1 |
2020-02-19 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 20108257D-H1 |
2020-02-19 | House | Read third time |
2020-02-18 | House | Read second time |
2020-02-14 | House | Committee substitute printed 20108257D-H1 |
2020-02-14 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
2020-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2020-02-12 | House | Read first time |
2020-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2020-01-21 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) |
2020-01-20 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
2020-01-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
2020-01-02 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2020-01-02 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100400D |