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2001 SESSION

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HB 2374 Lawsuits against deceased defendants; appointment of executor.

Introduced by: Johnny S. Joannou | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Lawsuits against deceased defendants. Provides that in an action for personal injury or death by wrongful act arising within the Commonwealth against the estate of any person who has died and for whose estate an executor has not been appointed, an administrator of such person may be appointed by the clerk of the court solely for the purpose of prosecution of the suit. This procedure is currently available only in the case of the estate of a defendant who was a nonresident of the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 012207788  pdf
• 01/30/01  House: Printed as engrossed 012207788-E  pdf
• 02/24/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2374ER)  pdf
• 03/20/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 012207788
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 01/25/01  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/01  House: Read first time
• 01/30/01  House: Read second time
• 01/30/01  House: Amendment by Del. Joannou agreed to
• 01/30/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/30/01  House: Printed as engrossed 012207788-E
• 01/31/01  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/01  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2374ER)
• 03/02/01  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 376 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/20/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376)