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SB 1046 Divorce cases; conduct an ore tenus hearing.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1837.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101006D pdf
- 01/16/13 Senate: Printed as engrossed 13101006D-E pdf
- 02/13/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1046ER) pdf
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101006D
- 01/08/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/13 Senate: Read second time
- 01/16/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/16/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/16/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1046E
- 01/16/13 Senate: Printed as engrossed 13101006D-E
- 01/17/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/25/13 House: Read first time
- 01/25/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/13 House: Read second time
- 02/11/13 House: Read third time
- 02/11/13 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/13/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1046ER)
- 02/13/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/13/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 100 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100)