VA HB1617 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 17 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 17 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Legal malpractice; estate planning. Provides that the statute of limitations for legal malpractice related to estate planning is five years if the legal representation was based on a written contract and three years if the legal representation was based on an unwritten contract. The bill provides that the accrual date for such an action is the date of completion of the representation. The bill further provides that a person who is not party to the representation shall have standing to maintain such an action only if there is a written agreement between the individual who is the subject of the estate planning and the defendant that expressly grants standing to such person. This bill is in response to Thorsen v. Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 786 S.E.2d 453 (Va. 2016) and is identical to SB 1140.
Title
Legal malpractice; estate planning.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) | |
| 2017-02-17 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective - see bill) | |
| 2017-02-13 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 | |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1617ER) |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2017-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-27 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2017-01-26 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-26 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-25 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2017-01-24 | House | Read first time |
| 2017-01-20 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101707D |
