Rip Sullivan
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 6
Primary
Divorce; adultery; filing; parties living separate and apart. Specifies that a divorce may be decreed on the grounds of adultery, provided that such adultery occurred prior to the final separation of the parties. The bill further allows for a divorce from bed and board to be decreed on the application of either party upon the parties living separate and apart; under current law, a divorce from bed and board may only be decreed for cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, willful desertion, or abandonment. The bill specifies that no waiting period is required for the filing of such a divorce, but the decree of such a divorce may only be decreed pursuant to certain requirements otherwise specified in the law.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 20-91 and 20-95 of the Code of Virginia, relating to divorce; adultery; filing; parties living separate and apart.
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1775ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101164D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
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