Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument. (HB2050)
Introduced By
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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Became Law |
Description
Severance of tenancy by the entireties by written instrument. Provides that, in order to sever a tenancy by the entireties by written instrument, the instrument must be a deed that is signed by both spouses as grantors of the property. This bill is in response to Evans v. Evans, Record No. 141277, 772 S.E.2d 576, 2015 Va. LEXIS 84 (2015), and is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100722D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
01/18/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (9-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Read first time |
01/25/2017 | Read second time |
01/25/2017 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/25/2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2050E |
01/25/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17100722D-E |
01/26/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/27/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/06/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Read third time |
02/08/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Enrolled |
02/10/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2050ER) |
02/10/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/13/2017 | Signed by President |
02/13/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
02/13/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 |
02/17/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 38 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/17/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0038) |