VA SB60 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/12)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/12)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Divorce; service of process; failure to respond. Provides that if a defendant fails to file an answer in a divorce suit or otherwise appear after having been personally served with notice of the suit, no additional notice to take depositions is required to be served on the defendant and the court may enter any order or final decree without notice to the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Title
Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/12) | |
| 2012-02-22 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2012-02-22 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2012-02-22 | Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB60ER) | |
| 2012-02-22 | Senate: Enrolled | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: Read third time | |
| 2012-02-17 | House: Read second time | |
| 2012-02-15 | House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Placed on Calendar | |
| 2012-01-19 | Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101993D-E | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB60E | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Committee amendment agreed to | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Reading of amendment waived | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Read second time | |
| 2012-01-17 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-17 | Senate: Motion to reconsider reading dispensed agreed to (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-17 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-16 | Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-05 | Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-01-05 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101993D |
Same As/Similar To
HB104 (Same As) 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)
