Estate tax; dedication of revenues collected. Amending §§ 32.1-127, 58.1-901, 58.1-902, 58.1-905, and 58.1-912. (Patron-Watts, HB 223 (F))

Estate tax; if there is no federal estate tax credit for taxes paid then tax rate is one-half of amount of federal credit as it existed on January 1, 1978. Amending § 58.1-902. (Patron-Englin, HB 275 (F))

Estate tax; reinstates federal credit amount so that State will receive payments from those estates of persons dying on or after July 1, 2010. Amending §§ 58.1-901, 58.1-902, 58.1-905, and 58.1-912; adding § 58.1-901.1. (Patron-Petersen, SB 714 (F))

Insurance policy limits; allows personal representative of estate of decedent to request disclosure thereof prior to filing civil action for wrongful death. Amending § 8.01-417. (Patron-Joannou, HB 1106 (Chapter 435); Herring, SB 427 (Chapter 354))

Probate; list of heirs must be filed with clerk of court. Amending § 64.1-134. (Patron-Barlow, HB 1345 (Chapter 585))

Probate tax; establishes fee on recordation of list of heirs or additional information regarding a person who died intestate. Amending §§ 58.1-1718 and 58.1-3805; adding § 58.1-1717.1. (Patron-Ruff, SB 692 (Chapter 266))

Small Estate Act; revises by repealing related provisions in Code. Amending §§ 6.1-125.10, 6.1-125.11, 6.1-225.50, 51.1-511, and 64.1-132.1 through 64.1-132.4; adding §§ 64.1-132.5 and 64.1-132.6; repealing §§ 6.1-71, 6.1-194.58, 6.1-225.49, 51.1-164, 64.1-123, 64.1-123.1, and 64.1-123.3 through 64.1-125. (Patron-Watts, HB 346 (Chapter 269))

Wills and trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws. Adding § 64.1-62.4. (Patron-Janis, HB 755 (Chapter 238))