SB450: Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.

Chief Patron

Chap Petersen (D-34)
Fairfax, VA
Served: 2008–

Progress

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

Status

04/11/2008: signed by governor

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01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08
01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087982293
01/09/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/04/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/05/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2008 Read second time
02/06/2008 Reading of amendments waived
02/06/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
02/06/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB450E
02/06/2008 Printed as engrossed 087982293-E
02/07/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Communicated to House
02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/12/2008 Read first time
02/12/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008 Committee substitute printed 081500293-H1
03/04/2008 Read second time
03/05/2008 Read third time
03/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081500293-H1
03/05/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB450H1
03/05/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 34-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 House insisted on substitute
03/06/2008 House requested conference committee
03/06/2008 Senate acceded to request (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2008 Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Cuccinelli
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2008 Delegates: Iaquinto, Gilbert, Toscano
03/07/2008 Conference substitute printed 089619293-S1
03/07/2008 Passed by for the day
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-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 Senate and House (SB450ER)
03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008 Signed by President
04/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 830 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Slayer statute; construction. Provides that persons who are convicted of the voluntary or involuntary manslaughter of a decedent, or who are determined by a court to have committed the unlawful homicide of the decedent where there has been no conviction but the person is not available for prosecution by reason of his death, are barred from acquiring property rights or receiving any benefits as a result of the decedent's death. The current definition of "slayer" only addresses persons who are convicted of murder or who are determined by a court to have murdered the decedent.

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