Virginia House Bill 210

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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. 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.

Electronic execution of estate planning documents; codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.

Del. Marty Martinez [D]

2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N) (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-27	Senate	Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
2024-02-27	Senate	Read third time
2024-02-26	Senate	Passed by for the day
2024-02-26	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2024-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2024-02-23	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
2024-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-01	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31	House	Printed as engrossed 24102373D-E
2024-01-31	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB210E
2024-01-31	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2024-01-31	House	Read second time
2024-01-30	House	Read first time
2024-01-26	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2024-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2024-01-19	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-04	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102373D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	291.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2982	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2983	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2984	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	481	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	403	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	407	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	450	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	459	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	468	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB210
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB210+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB210E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB210AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107724A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB210AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB210ASE
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0802V0016+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0052+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0070+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0157+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0236+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0603HB0210+HB0210
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0686HB0210+HB0210