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1996 SESSION

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SB 219 Electronic filings with circuit courts.

Introduced by: Warren E. Barry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Electronic filings with circuit courts. Authorizes the circuit court of Fairfax County to establish procedures for accepting land records, instruments, judgments and UCC financing statements which are filed by electronic means (digital electronic signals transformed by computer and stored on microfilm, magnetic tape, optical disk or CD ROM) by governmental or quasi-governmental entities. Acceptance, acknowledgment and validation of receipt are required. Signatures appearing on the electronically transmitted document are valid but the original document may be required upon motion of any party to a pending lawsuit or in accordance with other law requiring originals. The bill contains a sunset provision for July 1, 1998.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 967176607  pdf
• 03/20/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB219ER)  pdf
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 967176607
• 01/18/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
• 02/11/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/96  House: Read first time
• 02/15/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 03/05/96  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (19-Y 3-N)
• 03/05/96  House: Read second time
• 03/06/96  House: Read third time
• 03/06/96  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/06/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/06/96  House: Passed House with amendments (94-Y 3-N)
• 03/06/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
• 03/07/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/07/96  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/07/96  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/07/96  House: Title replaced
• 03/20/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB219ER)
• 03/25/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/26/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/28/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)