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2002 SESSION
HB 489 Wills and estates; presumption of death due to 9-11.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Presumption of death exception. Provides an exception to the Commonwealth's presumption of death law for any person, (i) who has been documented to have been in that portion of the Pentagon damaged by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, or on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, when it was flown into the Pentagon; (ii) who has disappeared as a result of this terrorist attack and has not been heard from in three or more months since such terrorist attack; and (iii) whose body has not been found or whose remains have not been identified through scientific testing. Such a person shall be presumed dead in any instance or cause in which his death shall be a question. The present law relating to the disappearance of and wills and estates of such persons will apply. A petition may be filed in the Circuit Court of Arlington County to have such person declared deceased. An emergency clause is included. This bill is identical to SB 575.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/08/02 026150252 pdf
- 02/21/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024744760-S1 pdf
- 03/13/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB489ER) pdf
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/08/02 026150252
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/02 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/02 House: Read first time
- 01/23/02 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/02 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/25/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/25/02 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/02 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024744760-S1
- 02/22/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/25/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 024744760-S1
- 02/25/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 024744760-S1
- 02/25/02 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/27/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/02 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 4-N)
- 02/28/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (90-Y 4-N)
- 03/13/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB489ER)
- 03/18/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 400 (effective 4/2/02)
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)