Standby guardianship; triggering event.
Summary
Standby guardianship; triggering event. Allows a parent who has reason to anticipate his possible detention, incarceration, or deportation connected to an immigration action to petition the court for approval of a standby guardian for the parent's minor child.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1184S1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103377D-S1
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100004D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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