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2016 SESSION

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HB 19 Ministers or other persons authorized to celebrate rites of matrimony; no oath required.

Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Ministers or other persons authorized to celebrate rites of matrimony; no oath required. Provides that no oath shall be required of a minister or other person who seeks authorization to perform the rites of matrimony and that no such authorized minister or other person shall be considered an officer of the Commonwealth by virtue of such authorization.

FULL TEXT

• 11/16/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100344D  pdf
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16100344D-E  pdf
• 03/02/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER)  pdf
• 04/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 11/16/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100344D
• 11/16/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/27/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/05/16  House: Read first time
• 02/08/16  House: Read second time
• 02/08/16  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/08/16  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB19E
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16100344D-E
• 02/09/16  House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 02/09/16  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 02/10/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/24/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 3-N)
• 02/26/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/29/16  Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
• 03/02/16  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER)
• 03/02/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
• 03/07/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
• 04/01/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/16)
• 04/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)