Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 346 — Premarital agreements; enforcement.

Last action — Left in Courts of Justice

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Premarital agreements; enforcement. Providesthat a premarital agreement executed on or after July 1, 2024, shallnot be enforceable against a person who proves that the other partyto the agreement was convicted of criminal sexual assault of theperson against whom enforcement is sought or a child of the parties.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Courts of Justice

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

  3. Assigned Courts sub: Civil

  4. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101275D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Not Voting
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 346 do?
Premarital agreements; enforcement. Providesthat a premarital agreement executed on or after July 1, 2024, shallnot be enforceable against a person who proves that the other partyto the agreement was convicted of criminal sexual assault of theperson against whom enforcement is sought or a child of the parties.
Who sponsors HB 346?
HB 346 is sponsored by Wendell S. Walker, J.D. "Danny" Diggs, Nadarius E. Clark, Lovejoy, Ian T., and Green, W. Chad.
What is the current status of HB 346?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 346?
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