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HB 642 Divorce; submission of oral testimony or affidavits in a proceeding.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Submission of oral testimony or affidavits in a divorce proceeding. Provides that either party to a divorce may submit the required depositions or affidavits in support of the grounds for divorce. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100550D pdf
- 02/01/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16100550D-E pdf
- 02/17/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105610D-S1 pdf
- 02/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB642ER) pdf
- 03/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100550D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/20/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Read first time
- 02/01/16 House: Read second time
- 02/01/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/01/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB642E
- 02/01/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16100550D-E
- 02/02/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105610D-S1
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105610D-S1
- 02/22/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB642S1
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/16 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 16105610D-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB642ER)
- 02/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/29/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
- 02/29/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
- 03/04/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)