Virginia House Bill 289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Effect of divorce proceedings; transfer of matters to juvenile and domestic relations district court. Provides that after the entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii the circuit court shall not (i) transfer a case for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court in the absence of a motion by either party or (ii) require a provision for transfer of matters for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court as a condition of entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii. The bill modifies the provision allowing transfer of any matters covered by the divorce decree to a juvenile and domestic relations district court to add transfer to any circuit court that constitutes a more appropriate forum.

Divorce proceedings; transfer of case for modification.

Del. Christopher Collins [R]

2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)
2018-03-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
2018-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
2018-02-28	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-26	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB289ER)
2018-02-26	House	Enrolled
2018-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
2018-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-09	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
2018-02-08	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB289H1
2018-02-08	House	Committee substitute agreed to 18105772D-H1
2018-02-08	House	Read second time
2018-02-07	House	Read first time
2018-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 18105772D-H1
2018-02-05	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-03	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103659D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB289
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0254+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0802V0082+HB0289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0066+HB0289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0465+HB0289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0344+HB0289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0576HB0289+HB0289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0591HB0289+HB0289