Wills and Trust Instruments – Electronic Execution
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Oct 15, 2021
Signed Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2022 · House of Delegates Apr 5, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
Feb 19, 2022
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 21, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
executive
Apr 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Apr 5, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (109-0-12)
house of delegates
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 19, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-3)
senate
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris West
RRepublican
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