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2007 SESSION
HB 3205 Wills; writings or documents of decedents.
Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Wills; writings intended as wills. States that if a document is not in compliance with the requirements of executing a will, the document can still be valid as a will if the proponent proves by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document to be (i) the decedent's will, (ii) a partial or complete revocation of the will, (iii) an addition to or alteration of the will, or (iv) a partial or complete revival of a formerly revoked will or portion thereof. The remedy provided for in this bill may not be used to excuse any failure to comply with the requirement for a testator's signature, except where two persons mistakenly sign each other's will, or a person signs the self-proving certificate to a will instead of the will itself. The remedy is also only available in proceedings filed in the appropriate circuit court within one year after the decedent's death, and where all interested persons are made parties to the proceedings.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 079846216 pdf
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 079846216-E pdf
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3205ER) pdf
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 079846216
- 01/19/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB3205E
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 079846216-E
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/21/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/21/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/07 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 3-N)
- 03/12/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3205ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)