Virginia Senate Bill 1541 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

No-fault divorce; waiver of service. Clarifies that in the case of a no-fault divorce, waivers of service of process may occur within a reasonable time prior to or after the suit is filed, provided that a copy of the complaint is attached to such waiver, or otherwise provided to the defendant, and the final decree of divorce as proposed by the complainant is signed by the defendant. Where a defendant has waived service of process and, where applicable, notice, the bill further permits depositions to be taken, affidavits to be given, and all papers related to the divorce proceeding to be filed contemporaneously. This bill is identical to HB 1945.

No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)
2019-03-05		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 237 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
2019-02-19	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1541ER)
2019-02-18	Senate	Enrolled
2019-02-13	Senate	Title replaced 19106444D-H1
2019-02-13	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1541H1
2019-02-11	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19106444D-H1
2019-02-11	House	Read third time
2019-02-08	House	Read second time
2019-02-06	House	Committee substitute printed 19106444D-H1
2019-02-06	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
2019-01-29	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-29	House	Read first time
2019-01-29	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-01-24	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-23	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2019-01-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2019-01-21	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100909D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1541
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1541+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1541H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1541ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0237+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0103+SB1541
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0134SB1541+SB1541
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0158SB1541+SB1541
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0317+SB1541
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2631+SB1541
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0576SB1541+SB1541