HB949: Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.

Chief Patron

Sal Iaquinto (R-84)
Virginia Beach, VA
Served: 2006–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/11/2008: signed by governor

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01/08/2008 Committee
01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087072440
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/01/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2008 Read first time
02/06/2008 Read second time
02/06/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
02/06/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB949E
02/06/2008 Printed as engrossed 087072440-E
02/07/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/07/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/20/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/21/2008 Committee substitute printed 080293560-S1
02/22/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Read third time
02/25/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/25/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080293560-S1
02/25/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB949S1
02/25/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/27/2008 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
02/27/2008 VOTE: --- REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
03/03/2008 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2008 Senate requested conference committee
03/04/2008 House acceded to request
03/04/2008 Conferees appointed by House
03/04/2008 Delegates: Iaquinto, Gilbert, Toscano
03/05/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/05/2008 Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Cuccinelli
03/07/2008 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
03/07/2008 Conference substitute printed 089620560-H1
03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
03/07/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2008 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
03/07/2008 Passed by for the day
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/24/2008 Enrolled
03/24/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB949ER)
03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008 Signed by President
04/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Slayer statute. Amends the definition of "slayer" to include a person who is not convicted of murder, but who is determined, either before or after his death, by a court to have murdered the decedent by a preponderance of the evidence. The bill also provides that transferees or assignees claiming through a slayer cannot acquire property or benefits as a result of the slaying. The bill also eliminates a provision that absolved insurance companies from any liability on a life insurance policy for a decedent that was procured and paid for by the slayer. The bill also provides that the slayer statute does not serve to abrogate any common law right or remedy that prevent a slayer from profiting from his crime. The bill also makes several clarifying amendments to the slayer statute.

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