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Altering certain grounds for a limited divorce and an absolute divorce; authorizing the court to decree a limited divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences, if the marriage is irretrievably broken and there is no reasonable expectation of reconciliation; and authorizing the court to decree an absolute divorce on the ground of completion of a 6-month waiting period, if one of the parties has filed for a limited divorce under a certain section of the Act at least 6 months before the filing of the application for divorce.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0080 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/09/2020 Legislative Date 10/09/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 10 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (112-20) Proceedings 11 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Hearing 3/17 at 12:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Hearing 4/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Hearing 4/12 at 6:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Hearing 4/12 at 6:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/09/2020	10/09/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	10 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
House	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Third Reading Passed (112-20)	11 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/16/2021	2/11/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	12 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2021	3/04/2021	Hearing 3/17 at 12:30 p.m.
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Hearing 4/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Hearing canceled
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Hearing 4/12 at 6:00 p.m.
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Hearing canceled
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Hearing 4/12 at 6:30 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

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