Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 9, 2020
Last action Apr 12, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2021
How they voted
91–20
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 118
Feb 12, 2021
D
Democratic79
96% Yea
R
Republican39
51% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Oct 9, 2020
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vanessa Atterbeary
DDemocratic
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