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SB 433 Domestic relations cases; invocation of constitutional rights, adverse inference.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Invocation of constitutional rights in domestic relations cases; adverse inference. Allows the trier of fact in a civil domestic relations proceeding to draw an adverse inference if a party or witness in such a proceeding refuses to answer a question regarding adultery on the grounds that such testimony might be self-incriminating.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100956D pdf
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106931D-S1 pdf
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109024D-H1 pdf
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB433ER) pdf
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1062) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100956D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106931D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106931D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB433S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109024D-H1
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109024D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB433H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 34-N)
- 03/05/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Surovell, Petersen, Chafin
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Bourne, Sullivan, Miyares
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB433ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1062 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1062)