File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 782  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Ramirez, Barnes, Anderson, Carr, Dumais, Levi, Niemann, Schuler,
Simmons, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Homestead Exemption - Bankruptcy
 
Authorizing an individual to claim a specified exemption in a
bankruptcy proceeding; providing that the exemption may be for a
specified amount in owner-occupied, residential real property;
prohibiting an individual from claiming the exemption under specified
conditions; prohibiting both a husband and wife from claiming the
exemption in the same proceeding; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/29
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/22
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/23
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 - 4/8
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (140-1)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/26
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/7
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 350
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
 - Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
 - Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
 - Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
 - Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
 - Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
 - Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 - Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Bankruptcy
 - Exemptions
 - Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
 - Judgments
 - Real Property
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 11-504 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 872915/01     Offered on: March 24, 2010      at:
10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 438472/01     Offered on: April 10, 2010      at:
12:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Judiciary
 
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 23, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)
 - April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (140-1)
 
Senate
- April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)