VA SB1032 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Civil actions; determination of indigency. Sets out the factors to be considered by the court in its determination of a person's indigency for the purpose of determining inability to pay fees or costs in a civil action. The bill also provides that a person is presumed unable to pay if he is a current recipient of a state or federally funded public assistance program or he is represented by a legal aid society. The bill provides that the presumption is rebuttable except in the case of a no-fault divorce.

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Title

Civil actions; determination of indigency.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 13-N) (Y: 82 N: 13 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) (Y: 20 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)
2020-04-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 654 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1032ER)
2020-03-07SenateEnrolled
2020-03-04HouseVOTE: Passage (82-Y 13-N)
2020-03-04HousePassed House (82-Y 13-N)
2020-03-04HouseRead third time
2020-03-03HouseRead second time
2020-02-28HouseReported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2020-02-21HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-02-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-14HouseRead first time
2020-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-11SenateChair votes Yes
2020-02-11SenatePassed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2020-02-03SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-03SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-17SenatePresented and ordered printed 20102102D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171606(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1032
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1032+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1032ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0654+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0188+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0253+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB1032+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB1032+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0580SB1032+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0103+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0401+SB1032
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1824+SB1032

Bill Comments

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