VA SB71 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Entry of divorce decrees; maintenance and support of spouses. Provides that a court may still decree as to maintenance and support of a spouse even where a party fails to prove his grounds for divorce, provided that a claim for support has been properly pled by the party seeking support.

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Title

Divorce; entry of decrees, maintenance and support of spouses.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-25 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)
2016-03-25 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-07 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-07SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
2016-03-05SenateSigned by President
2016-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-02SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB71ER)
2016-03-02SenateEnrolled
2016-03-01SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2016-02-26HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26HousePassed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2016-02-26HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2016-02-26HouseRead third time
2016-02-25HouseRead second time
2016-02-24HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2016-02-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-08HouseRead first time
2016-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-02-04SenateRead third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
2016-02-03SenateRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01SenateReported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
2015-12-21SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-12-21SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101397D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB71
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB71+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB71ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0477+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0143+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0173SB0071+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0196SB0071+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0802V0082+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0383+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0971+SB0071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0730SB0071+SB0071

Bill Comments

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