VA SB473 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Foreign judgments. Replaces the Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act enacted in Virginia in 1990 with the version approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2005, which has been adopted in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Both versions provide for recognition and enforcement of foreign-country judgments in a United States state court. Judgments on taxes, fines, or criminal-like penalties and judgments relating to domestic relations are not covered by the Act. The Act provides that a foreign-country judgment will not be recognized if it comes from a court system that is not impartial or that dishonors due process, or when there is no personal jurisdiction over the defendant or over the subject matter of the litigation. The 2005 Act clarifies that a judgment entitled to full faith and credit under the United States Constitution is not enforceable under this Act and expressly provides that a party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden to prove that the judgment is subject to the Uniform Act. The Act imposes the burden of proof for establishing a specific ground for nonrecognition upon the party raising it, addresses the specific procedure for seeking enforcement, and provides a statute of limitations on enforcement of a foreign-country judgment.
Title
Foreign judgments; Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-03-31 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462) | |
2014-03-31 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 462 (effective 7/1/14) | |
2014-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
2014-03-05 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2014-03-05 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB473ER) |
2014-03-05 | Senate | Enrolled |
2014-02-28 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
2014-02-26 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
2014-02-26 | House | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
2014-02-26 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
2014-02-26 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
2014-02-26 | House | Read third time |
2014-02-25 | House | Read second time |
2014-02-21 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) |
2014-02-17 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
2014-02-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
2014-01-27 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2014-01-27 | House | Read first time |
2014-01-27 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2014-01-23 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
2014-01-22 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
2014-01-21 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
2014-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
2014-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2014-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101751D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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8 | 01 | 465.13 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 465.13:1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 465.13:11 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 465.23 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 465.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |