VA HB2016 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Action for personal injury or wrongful death; appointment of administrator. Provides that when a fiduciary qualifies for the sole purpose of prosecuting or defending a personal injury or wrongful death action, the court in which the fiduciary qualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court may exempt the fiduciary from filing further accounts where the fiduciary is not administering any funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned. The bill also provides that when an administrator is appointed solely to prosecute or defend a personal injury or wrongful death action, the administrator is qualified to prosecute both types of actions.

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Title

Personal injury or wrongful death action; qualification of fiduciary.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2016ER)
2015-02-19HouseEnrolled
2015-02-16SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-16SenateRead third time
2015-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11SenateReported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-04HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-03HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2016H1
2015-02-03HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 15104231D-H1
2015-02-03HouseRead second time
2015-02-02HousePassed by for the day
2015-01-30HouseRead first time
2015-01-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 15104231D-H1
2015-01-28HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2015-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2015-01-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-14HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101355D

Same As/Similar To

SB963 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
642454(n/a)See Bill Text
801606(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB2016
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2016+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2016H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2016ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0129+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0802V0045+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H08V0055+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H08V0094+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1850+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03V0206+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0465HB2016+HB2016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0479HB2016+HB2016

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