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SB 1542 Civil actions; determination of indigency, no-fault divorce.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Civil actions; determination of indigency. Provides that, in the case of a no-fault divorce proceeding, a person who is a current recipient of a state or federally funded public assistance program for the indigent shall not be subject to fees and costs. The bill further provides that, in such no-fault divorce proceeding, such person shall certify to the receipt of such benefits under oath.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100908D pdf | impact statement
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105303D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106445D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1542ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100908D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105303D-S1
- 01/22/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105303D-S1
- 01/23/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1542S1
- 01/24/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/29/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106445D-H1
- 02/08/19 House: Read second time
- 02/11/19 House: Read third time
- 02/11/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106445D-H1
- 02/11/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1542H1
- 02/11/19 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/13/19 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Title replaced 19106445D-S1
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1542ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)