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SB 247 No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology. Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" with gender-neutral terms in the no-fault divorce statute.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100400D pdf
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108257D-H1 pdf
- 02/25/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER) pdf
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100400D
- 01/02/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/15/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108257D-H1
- 02/18/20 House: Read second time
- 02/19/20 House: Read third time
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108257D-H1
- 02/19/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB247H1
- 02/19/20 House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108257D-H1
- 02/25/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER)
- 02/25/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
- 03/03/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
- 03/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)