HB 2190 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Wrongful death; beneficiaries.

Summary
Wrongful death beneficiaries. Provides thatan award in a wrongful death action, where there is no survivingspouse of the decedent, children of the decedent, or children ofa deceased child of the decedent, shall be distributed to the parents,brothers and sisters of the decedent, and any other family memberwho is primarily dependent on the decedent and the same member ofthe decedent's household.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2190S1
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104456D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100833D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jay Leftwich
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
VA
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