Execution of wills; requires the witnesses to be disinterested, definition.
Summary
Execution of wills; witnesses. Requires the witnesses to a will to be disinterested, a term defined in the bill.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 12, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102628D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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