republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-1945.md

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Bill	No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process.	Clarifies that in the case of a no-fault divorce, waivers of service of process may occur within a reasonable time prior to or after the suit is filed, provided that a copy of the complaint is attached to such waiver, or otherwise provided to the defendant, and the final decree of divorce as proposed by the complainant is signed by the defendant. Where a defendant has waived service of process and, where applicable, notice, the bill further permits depositions to be taken, affidavits to be given, and all papers related to the divorce proceeding to be filed contemporaneously. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2019	HB 1945	Virginia HB 1945 (2019)	bill	Civil Remedies and Procedure Domestic Relations	enacted	Jeffrey L. Campbell	5	17	6	2019-01-06	2019-02-22	openstates	ocd-bill/c462ea8f-faa9-4415-9282-5ea31434cf16	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1945	9085d45d340861ccb1f8224c2fd04f1bd638c7adb2c0a61ded2de5fe14bdc6d1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1945 (2019) — No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process.

Clarifies that in the case of a no-fault divorce, waivers of service of process may occur within a reasonable time prior to or after the suit is filed, provided that a copy of the complaint is attached to such waiver, or otherwise provided to the defendant, and the final decree of divorce as proposed by the complainant is signed by the defendant. Where a defendant has waived service of process and, where applicable, notice, the bill further permits depositions to be taken, affidavits to be given, and all papers related to the divorce proceeding to be filed contemporaneously. This bill is identical to

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0133) (committee substitute) — source
2. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1945ER) (committee substitute) — source
4. House: Committee substitute printed 19105770D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
5. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102294D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 5–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Courts of Justice — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 17–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jeffrey L. Campbell — primary (person)
• Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102294D introduction
• 2019-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2019-01-10 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
• 2019-01-29 Read first time reading-1
• 2019-01-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-01-30 Committee substitute agreed to 19105770D-H1
• 2019-01-30 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1945H1
• 2019-01-31 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2019-02-01 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2019-02-01 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2019-02-11 Read third time reading-3
• 2019-02-13 Enrolled
• 2019-02-13 Signed by Speaker
• 2019-02-14 Signed by President
• 2019-02-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019
• 2019-02-15 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019
• 2019-02-22 Approved by Governor-Chapter 133 (effective 7/1/19) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c462ea8f-faa9-4415-9282-5ea31434cf16. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).