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2005 SESSION

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HB 1988 Child support; judgements for support arrearages to include reasonable attorneys' fees.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Child support arrearages; attorneys' fees; retention by Department of Social Services. Provides for attorneys' fees in court-ordered judgments for support arrearages equal to or greater than three months of support and maintenance. The Department of Social Services is authorized to retain any attorneys' fees it collects in a special fund dedicated to the support of the Division of Support Enforcement.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056121308  pdf
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055547308-H1  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1988ER)  pdf
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0880)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056121308
• 01/10/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055547308-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 055547308-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1988H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1988ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 880 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0880)