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2023 SESSION
SB 895 Interlocutory decrees or orders, certain; appeals.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Appeals of certain interlocutory decrees or orders; report. Prohibits the appeal of certain interlocutory decrees or orders relating to affirmance or annulment of a marriage, divorce, custody of a minor child, spousal or child support, control or disposition of a minor child, any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 (Courts Not of Record) or 20 (Domestic Relations), or any protective order other than a final protective order issued by a circuit court. The bill requires the Virginia Family Law Coalition to study appeals of interlocutory decrees and orders involving domestic relations matters in the Commonwealth and to report the findings of such study to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2024. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103149D pdf
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105256D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB895ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB895ER2) pdf
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103149D
- 01/05/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/20/23 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105256D-S1
- 01/27/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105256D-S1
- 01/30/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB895S1
- 01/31/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/13/23 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Read second time
- 02/23/23 House: Read third time
- 02/23/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB895ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/12/23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/23 Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB895ER2)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Enacted, Chapter 742 (effective 4/12/23)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)