HB 1501 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Spousal support; modification of support.

Summary
Modification of spousal support. Removesrequirement that a stipulation or contract that is executed on orafter July 1, 2018, contain specific language, as set out in theCode, stating that the amount or duration of spousal support is notmodifiable in order for a request for modification of spousal supportto be denied solely on the basis of the terms of such stipulationor contract. The bill instead provides that such stipulation or contractneed only expressly state that the amount or duration of spousalsupport is non-modifiable.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2020

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105031D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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