Watercraft; transfer by operation of law, transfer on death.
Summary
States that a watercraft may be transferred by operation of law through the execution of a statement of transfer on death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 236 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2796H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105444D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19105290D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
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