Estate planning documents; electronic execution, codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act. (HB1856)
Introduced By
Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington) with support from co-patrons Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), and Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Electronic execution of estate planning documents; Uniform Electronic Wills Act. Permits trusts, advance medical directives, and refusals to make anatomical gifts to be signed and notarized, as appropriate, by electronic means. The bill also codifies the Uniform Electronic Wills Act, which permits a testator to execute a will by electronic means. The Act requires that the will be signed by two witnesses who are in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and acknowledged by the testator and attesting witnesses in the physical or electronic presence of a notary public. Read the Bill »
Status
02/04/2021: In Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102283D |
| 01/07/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/09/2021 | Committee |
| 01/26/2021 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 01/27/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103672D-H1 |
| 01/29/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103672D-H1 |
| 02/02/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1856H1 |
| 02/03/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/03/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2021 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 02/03/2021 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |