VA HB39 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 18 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-24 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Bigamy; restitution. Provides that a person found guilty of bigamy may, upon conviction, be ordered by the court to make restitution to the other party of the bigamous marriage if (i) such other party believed in good faith that the husband or wife of the first marriage was dead or that the first marriage had been annulled or dissolved by a divorce or was without knowledge of the first marriage and (ii) such party did not, after receiving knowledge that the husband or wife of the first marriage was not dead or that the first marriage had not been annulled or dissolved by a divorce, live together as husband and wife with such person guilty of bigamy.

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Title

Bigamy; person found guilty may be ordered by court to make restitution to other party of marriage.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-24 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2010-02-19 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-02-11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-02-11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2010-02-10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2010-02-10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2010-02-09 House: Read second time and engrossed
2010-02-08 House: Read first time
2010-02-03 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-27 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2010-01-15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2009-12-18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2009-12-18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101981D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182362(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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