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2004 SESSION

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SB 274 Marriage rites; persons who may perform.

Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Persons who may perform marriage rites. Allows circuit court judges to appoint persons who are residents of the circuit in which the judge sits to perform marriages anywhere in the Commonwealth. 2003 legislation limited the area to the jurisdiction in which the person resides. Prior to the 2003 legislation, a judge could appoint a person who resided in the jurisdiction for which the court was held to perform a marriage anywhere in the Commonwealth. This bill is nearly identical to HB20: it differs in that it does not contain an emergency clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043940726  pdf
• 01/26/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043940726-E  pdf
• 02/24/04  House: Committee substitute printed 040589726-H1  pdf
• 03/22/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB274ER)  pdf
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043940726
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  Senate: Read second time
• 01/26/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/26/04  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/26/04  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 01/26/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB274E
• 01/26/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043940726-E
• 01/27/04  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/04  House: Read first time
• 01/30/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/04  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  House: Committee substitute printed 040589726-H1
• 02/25/04  House: Read second time
• 02/26/04  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/27/04  House: Read third time
• 02/27/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 040589726-H1
• 02/27/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB274H1
• 02/27/04  House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 4-N)
• 02/27/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 4-N)
• 03/02/04  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/04  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/04  Senate: Emergency clause deleted
• 03/22/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB274ER)
• 03/23/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/24/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 680 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)