HB 76 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Statute of limitations on written contract; missing persons declared dead, executor of estate.

Summary
Statute of limitations on written contract;missing persons declared dead; executor. Provides that, for any action that would be barred by the five-year statute of limitationson a written contract, wherein a person who would be party to suchaction was a missing person presumed dead and subsequently declareddead by court order, the executor of such person's estate has oneyear from the entry of such order to bring such an action, providedthat a cause of action accrued on or after the date upon which suchperson went missing.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 6, 2019 Last action Dec 4, 2020
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Committee
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Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Dec 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101269D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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James Edmunds
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