Domestic relations cases; invocation of constitutional rights, adverse inference.
Summary
Invocation of constitutional rights in domestic relations cases; adverse inference. Allows the trier of fact in a civil domestic relations proceeding to draw an adverse inference if a party or witness in such a proceeding refuses to answer a question regarding adultery on the grounds that such testimony might be self-incriminating.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1062 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB433H1
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20109024D-H1
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB433S1
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106931D-S1
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100956D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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