VA HB52 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Passed on April 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Passed on April 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Structured settlements. Amends the Structured Settlement Protection Act (the Act) to provide that the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer may rely on a court order approving a transfer of structured settlement payment rights in redirecting periodic payments to an assignee or transferee in accordance with the order. The measure provides that upon entry of such an order the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall be discharged and released from any and all liability for the transferred redirected payments as to all parties except the transferee or an assignee designated by the transferee. The discharge and release of the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall not be affected by the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with the Act or with the court order approving the transfer. The measure also provides that an application for approval of a structured settlement transfer shall be brought in the circuit court of the city or county in which the payee is domiciled at the time the transfer agreement was signed or, if the payee is not domiciled in Virginia, then the application may be brought in the court in Virginia that approved the structured settlement agreement. The payee is required to appear in person at the hearing unless the court finds that good cause exists to excuse such an appearance. The measure also provides that a court may hear an application for transfer of payment rights under a structured settlement despite the existence of terms in the underlying structured settlement agreement that purport to restrict or preclude the payee's right or power to sell, assign, or encumber structured settlement payment rights. An application for approval of a transfer is required to include a summary of information regarding prior transfers and notice of the hearing. The period in which responses to the application must be filed with the court is changed from not less than 15 days after service of the notice to five days prior to the hearing. Existing provisions that provide for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights by a responsible administrative authority are deleted from the Act.
Title
Structured Settlement Protection Act; amends Act so obligor and issuer may rely on court order.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-04-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-20 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-20 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-04-20 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739) | |
2016-04-20 | House | Enacted, Chapter 739 (effective 7/1/16) |
2016-04-20 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
2016-04-20 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
2016-04-20 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB52ER2) |
2016-04-20 | House | Reenrolled |
2016-04-20 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
2016-04-20 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
2016-04-20 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-04-20 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-04-20 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2016-03-11 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
2016-03-04 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016 | |
2016-03-04 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16 |
2016-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
2016-02-29 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2016-02-29 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB52ER) |
2016-02-29 | House | Enrolled |
2016-02-25 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-25 | Senate | Read third time |
2016-02-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2016-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2016-01-27 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-27 | House | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-26 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB52H1 |
2016-01-26 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16103459D-H1 |
2016-01-26 | House | Read second time |
2016-01-25 | House | Passed by for the day |
2016-01-21 | House | Read first time |
2016-01-19 | House | Committee substitute printed 16103459D-H1 |
2016-01-19 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
2015-11-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2015-11-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100767D |