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type: "Bill"
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title: "No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process."
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description: "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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 1945"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1945 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Remedies and Procedure", "Domestic Relations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey L. Campbell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-06"
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last_action: "2019-02-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c462ea8f-faa9-4415-9282-5ea31434cf16"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1945"
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source_hash: "9085d45d340861ccb1f8224c2fd04f1bd638c7adb2c0a61ded2de5fe14bdc6d1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1945 (2019) — No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process.
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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
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0133)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0133)
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2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB1945)
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3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1945ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1945ER)
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4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19105770D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1945H1)
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5. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102294D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1945)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffrey L. Campbell — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102294D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-06** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-10** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-01-30** Committee substitute agreed to 19105770D-H1
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- **2019-01-30** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1945H1
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- **2019-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-13** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-13** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-14** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-15** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019
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- **2019-02-15** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019
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- **2019-02-22** Approved by Governor-Chapter 133 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c462ea8f-faa9-4415-9282-5ea31434cf16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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