SB 1435 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Estate planning documents; electronic execution, codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.

Summary
Electronic execution of estate planning documents;Uniform Electronic Wills Act. Permits trusts, advance medicaldirectives, 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 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2021 Last action Feb 3, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21100086D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
VA
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