Virginia Senate Bill 895 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Appeals of certain interlocutory decrees or orders; report. Prohibits the appeal of certain interlocutory decrees or orders relating to affirmance or annulment of a marriage, divorce, custody of a minor child, spousal or child support, control or disposition of a minor child, any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 (Courts Not of Record) or 20 (Domestic Relations), or any protective order other than a final protective order issued by a circuit court. The bill requires the Virginia Family Law Coalition to study appeals of interlocutory decrees and orders involving domestic relations matters in the Commonwealth and to report the findings of such study to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2024. The bill contains an emergency clause. Appeals of certain interlocutory decrees or orders; report. Prohibits the appeal of certain interlocutory decrees or orders relating to affirmance or annulment of a marriage, divorce, custody of a minor child, spousal or child support, control or disposition of a minor child, any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 (Courts Not of Record) or 20 (Domestic Relations), or any protective order other than a final protective order issued by a circuit court. The bill requires the Virginia Family Law Coalition to study appeals of interlocutory decrees and orders involving domestic relations matters in the Commonwealth and to report the findings of such study to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2024. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Interlocutory decrees or orders, certain; appeals.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 0-N) (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 742 (effective 4/12/23)
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB895ER2)
2023-04-12	Senate	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2023-03-26	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB895ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
2023-02-13	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-09	House	Read first time
2023-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-31	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB895S1
2023-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105256D-S1
2023-01-30	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-01-30	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105256D-S1
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2023-01-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-05	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103149D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	279.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	1	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	152.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	626	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	675.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB895
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB895+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB895S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB895ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB895ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0742+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105256D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB895AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB895FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB895FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0075+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0133SB0895+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0155SB0895+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0095+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0235+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0308+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2251+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1015SB0895+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2451+SB0895