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2023 SESSION
HB 1581 Child custody, etc.; educational seminars approved by Office of Ex. Sec. of Supreme Court of Va.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Child custody, visitation, or support proceedings; educational seminars approved by Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Provides that when the parties to any petition where a child whose custody, visitation, or support is contested are required show proof that they have attended an educational seminar or other like program conducted by a qualified person or organization, such educational seminar or other like program shall be one that has been approved by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Current law provides that such educational seminars or other like programs are approved by the court. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia and the Committee on District Courts.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101531D pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1581ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101531D
- 01/06/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Read first time
- 01/26/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/08/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/16/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1581ER)
- 02/16/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/16/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 17 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/16/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017)