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HB 1944 Civil actions; determination of indigency.
Introduced by: Jeffrey L. Campbell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Civil actions; no-fault divorce; fees and costs. Provides that, in the case of a no-fault divorce proceeding, there is a presumption that a party to the case who is the recipient of a state or federally funded public assistance program for the indigent is unable to pay the fees or costs. The bill further provides that, in such no-fault divorce proceeding, such person shall certify to the receipt of such benefits under oath.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101359D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105765D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106545D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1944ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/14/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101359D
- 01/06/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105765D-H1
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/30/19 House: Read second time
- 01/30/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105765D-H1
- 01/30/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1944H1
- 01/31/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106545D-S1
- 02/08/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106545D-S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1944S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/19 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106545D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1944ER)
- 02/15/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/19/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019
- 02/19/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/14/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/14/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)