SB 471 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Powers of attorney, certain; transfer on death deeds.

Summary
Certain powers of attorney; transfer on death deeds. Provides that an agent under a power of attorney shall not have the authority to create, change, or revoke a transfer on death deed unless specifically granted the power to create or change a beneficiary designation as otherwise provided by law. This bill is identical to HB 336.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 355 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB471ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
VA
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