Sen. Mark Obenshain

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Wills; presumption of undue influence. Codifiesthe common law test for establishing undue influence upon a testatorin the execution of a will. The bill further provides that if evidenceis presented to establish the elements required for such a presumption,a jury sitting as trier of fact shall be instructed that it may presumethat the will was executed under undue influence.

Juries; fine for failure to respond to questionnaire.Permits a court to fine a person no more than $200 for failureto respond to a request from a jury commissioner or clerk of courtcontaining questions to ascertain such person's eligibility to serveon a jury. The bill provides that prior to assessing such fine, thecourt may issue a rule to show cause regarding why the person failedto respond to the request.

County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts; waiver for administration of split precinct. Requires each county and city precinct to be wholly contained within a single congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district. In each year ending in one, the governing body of each county and city is required to establish the precinct boundaries to be consistent with any congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district that was adopted by the appropriate authority by June 15 of that year, and if new districts have not been adopted by the appropriate authority by that date, the governing body is permitted to use the districts as they existed on June 15 of that year as the basis for establishing the precincts to be used in the November elections held that year. The bill requires a governing body to apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer a split precinct if it is unable to establish a precinct with the minimum number of registered voters without splitting the precinct between two or more congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts, and the State Board is authorized to grant the waiver or to direct the establishment of a precinct with less than the minimum number of registered voters as permitted by current law. A governing body that is granted a waiver to administer a split precinct or is directed to establish a precinct with fewer than the minimum number of voters is permitted to use that precinct for any election held that year. This bill incorporates SB 119 and SB 121.

Charter; Town of Dayton. Makes numerous organizational and technical changes to the charter for the Town of Dayton in Rockingham County related to town council, powers, and officers. Such changes are consistent with powers generally granted to towns. This bill is identical to HB 1233.

Indexing of wills. Provides that, at the time of qualification of an executor, every will shall be indexed in the name of the decedent and such executor.

Telemarketing; financial exploitation; agency communication. Directs the Attorney General to establish ongoing communication with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Social Services to ensure that adults 60 years of age or older or 18 years of age or older and incapacitated have access to information regarding the prevention of potential patterns of financial exploitation.

Common-law defense of intra-family immunity;abolished in certain cases. Abolishes the common-law defenseof intra-family immunity for wrongful death actions that accrue onor after July 1, 2020.

Eminent domain; written offer to purchase property. Requires a condemnor's written offer to purchase property prior toinstituting a condemnation proceeding, and its written statementof the amount established as just compensation, to be on such condemnor's letterhead and signed by an authorized employee of such condemnor.

Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge. Designatesthe bridge on Guinea Station Road over Interstate 95 in SpotsylvaniaCounty the Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge.