Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit. (SB1177)
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Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit. Provides that if a surviving spouse of a decedent dying on or after January 1, 2017, claims and receives an elective share, the homestead allowance available to the spouse shall be in addition to any benefit or elective share passing to such surviving spouse. The bill provides consistency with other provisions of Article 1.1 ( 64.2-308.1 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 64.2, which governs the elective share of the surviving spouse of a decedent dying on or after July 1, 2017, which was enacted in 2016. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 17101520D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/25/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/31/2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/03/2017 | Read first time |
02/03/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/08/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Read second time |
02/13/2017 | Read third time |
02/13/2017 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Enrolled |
02/14/2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1177ER) |
02/14/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/15/2017 | Signed by President |
02/15/2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17 |
02/15/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017 |
02/20/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 82 (effective 2/20/17) |
02/20/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082) |