VA SB774 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Partition; election to purchase. Provides that a defendant in a suit for partition may elect to purchase the property at fair market value. If the election to purchase fails to close and title fails to pass to the petitioner for any reason, then the court may order that the petitioner pay reasonable attorney fees and costs to the opposing party. The bill further provides that only if the election fails or no party elects to purchase the property may the court proceed with allotting the property to one or more parties.
Title
Partition; election to purchase.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-06 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2018-02-15 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2018-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2018-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2018-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) |
| 2018-02-12 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB774S2 |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Chafin agreed to 18106985D-S2 |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 18106985D-S2 (Chafin) |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 18106740D-S1 |
| 2018-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2018-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-07 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 18106740D-S1 |
| 2018-02-07 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2018-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104492D |
