Initial child support order; unreimbursed medical expenses for pregnancy and birth.
Summary
Initial child support order; unreimbursed medicalexpenses for pregnancy and birth. Provides that for any initialchild support proceeding that is commenced within six months of thebirth of a child, the order shall provide that the parents pay inproportion to their gross incomes any reasonable and necessary unpaidexpenses of the mother's pregnancy and the delivery of such child.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Feb 14, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 12, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Feb 11, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Jan 30, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101158D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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