HB 2289 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Divorce or dissolution of marriage; award of life insurance.

Summary
Provides that where an order for spousal support or separate maintenance has been entered by the court, the court may order a party to maintain an existing life insurance policy, designate the other party as beneficiary, allocate the premium cost of life insurance between the parties, and order the insured party to facilitate the provision of certain information from the insurer to the beneficiary. The bill sets out factors to be considered by the court when making such an award and provides that any obligation or requirement under any such court order ceases upon the termination of the party's obligation to pay spousal support or separate maintenance. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017 Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2289S1
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105354D-S1
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2289E
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17101622D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
VA
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