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2023 SESSION

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HB 2071 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103344D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106508D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2071ER2)  pdf
• 04/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103344D
• 01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/20/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
• 01/23/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-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 (52-Y 45-N)
• 01/27/23  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-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 with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106508D-S1
• 02/10/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/13/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106508D-S1
• 02/13/23  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/13/23  Senate: Amendment by Senator McClellan agreed to
• 02/13/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2071S1
• 02/13/23  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (35-Y 5-N)
• 02/15/23  House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 23106508D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
• 02/15/23  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (30-Y 9-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/20/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/23  House: House acceded to request
• 02/21/23  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/21/23  Senate: Senators: Petersen, McClellan, Obenshain
• 02/21/23  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/21/23  House: Delegates: Lopez, Campbell, J.L., Ballard
• 02/24/23  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/24/23  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/24/23  House: Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 36-N)
• 02/24/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 36-N)
• 03/07/23  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER)
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/27/23  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/12/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/12/23  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N)
• 04/12/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 37-N)
• 04/12/23  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 04/12/23  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
• 04/12/23  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2071ER2)
• 04/12/23  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/12/23  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/12/23  House: Enacted, Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/23)
• 04/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789)