Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
Summary
Will contest; presumption of undue influence.Provides that in any case contesting the validity of a decedent'swill where a presumption of undue influence arises, the burden ofproducing evidence and the burden of persuasion as to the factualissue that undue influence was exerted over the testator shall beon the party against whom the presumption operates.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2020
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2021
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101805D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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