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2020 SESSION

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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

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Conference 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)