Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
Summary
Indexing of wills. Provides that, at the time of qualification of an executor, every will shall be indexed in the name of the decedent and such executor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2020
How they voted
39–1
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1063 (effective 7/1/20 - see billl)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced
House insisted on amendments
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 3-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 20102778D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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