Estate planning documents; electronic execution, codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.
Summary
Electronic execution of estate planning documents;Uniform Electronic Wills Act. Permits trusts, advance medical directives, and refusals to make anatomical gifts to be signed andnotarized, as appropriate, by electronic means. The bill also codifiesthe Uniform Electronic Wills Act, which permits a testator to executea will by electronic means. The Act requires that the will be signedby two witnesses who are in the physical or electronic presence ofthe testator and acknowledged by the testator and attesting witnessesin the physical or electronic presence of a notary public.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2021
Last action Feb 10, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1856H1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103672D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102283D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
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