HB 1835 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Decedent's life insurance policy; funeral service provider allowed to request, etc.

Summary
Allows a funeral service provider to request, and allows a life insurer to provide, information about a deceased person's life insurance policy, including the name and contact information of any beneficiaries of record. The measure does not require a life insurer to provide information that is confidential or protected. The bill requires a funeral service provider to whom such information is provided to make all reasonable efforts to contact all beneficiaries of record, if the beneficiary is not the decedent's estate, within four calendar days of receiving such information and provide to the beneficiaries all information provided to the funeral service provider by the insurance carrier. The bill also requires the funeral service provider to inform the beneficiaries that the beneficiary of a life insurance policy has no legal duty or obligation to pay any amounts associated with the provision of funeral services or the debts or obligations of the deceased.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1835H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105076D-H1
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103316D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bobby Orrock
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
VA
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