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2013 SESSION
HB 1837 Divorce cases; conduct an ore tenus hearing.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Testimony in open court in divorce cases; notice. Allows the court to conduct ore tenus hearings in divorce cases without providing further notice to the defendant if the defendant has been personally served and has failed to appear. Under current law, the court may take depositions without further notice to the defendant if the defendant has been personally served and has failed to appear. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 1046.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101005D pdf
- 01/21/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13101005D-E pdf
- 02/18/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER) pdf
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101005D
- 01/08/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/14/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/13 House: Read first time
- 01/21/13 House: Read second time
- 01/21/13 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/21/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1837E
- 01/21/13 House: Printed as engrossed 13101005D-E
- 01/22/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/11/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/11/13 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/13 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER)
- 02/18/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)