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HB 642 Divorce; submission of oral testimony or affidavits in a proceeding.

Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Submission of oral testimony or affidavits in a divorce proceeding. Provides that either party to a divorce may submit the required depositions or affidavits in support of the grounds for divorce. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100550D  pdf
• 02/01/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16100550D-E  pdf
• 02/17/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105610D-S1  pdf
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB642ER)  pdf
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100550D
• 01/11/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/20/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/16  House: Read first time
• 02/01/16  House: Read second time
• 02/01/16  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/01/16  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB642E
• 02/01/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16100550D-E
• 02/02/16  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105610D-S1
• 02/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/22/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105610D-S1
• 02/22/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB642S1
• 02/22/16  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/24/16  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 16105610D-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB642ER)
• 02/25/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/29/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
• 02/29/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
• 03/04/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)