Virginia House Bill 861 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1074)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat. Provides that any history of child abuse and acts of violence, force, or threat that occurred no earlier than 10 years prior to the filing of a petition for custody or visitation of a child shall be considered by a court in determining the best interests of a child.

Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, etc.

Del. Mark Levine [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (2-Y 97-N) (Y: 2 N: 97 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (2-Y 97-N) (Y: 2 N: 96 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1074)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1074 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference substitute printed 20109724D-H1
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-02-25	Senate	Senators: Favola, Stuart, Surovell
2020-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-24	House	Delegates: Levine, Heretick, Kilgore
2020-02-24	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-24	House	House acceded to request
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	House	VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
2020-02-19	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20108180D-S1 (2-Y 97-N)
2020-02-19	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB861S1
2020-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108180D-S1
2020-02-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108180D-S1
2020-02-12	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-29	House	Read first time
2020-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104789D

SB105 (Same As) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1075)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB861
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB861+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB861S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB861H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB861ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1074+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0026+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0059+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0276+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0316+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0861+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0861+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0984+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1004+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0792HB0861+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1974+HB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1715HB0861+HB0861