Motor vehicle title; designation of beneficiary.
Summary
Designation of beneficiary on motor vehicle title; multiple owners. Provides a process whereby a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with multiple owners can be titled with a designated beneficiary. The bill requires the consent of all owners and provides that the transfer of ownership would occur upon the death of the last surviving owner.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 974 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101436D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
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