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2008 SESSION
SB 450 Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Slayer statute. Amends the definition of "slayer" to include a person who is convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The bill also amends the definition of "slayer" to include a person who is acquitted of murder or voluntary manslaughter, but who is determined, by a preponderance of the evidence, either before or after his death, by a court to have committed murder or voluntary manslaughter. The bill also provides that transferees or assignees claiming through a slayer cannot acquire property or benefits as a result of the slaying. The bill also provides that insurance companies are not liable on life insurance policies acquired by the slayer for the decedent if (i) the policy was procured by the slayer as part of the plan to murder the decedent, and (ii) the decedent's death from the slayer's act was within two years of the date the policy was issued. The bill also provides that the slayer statute does not serve to abrogate any common law right or remedy that prevents a slayer from profiting from his crime. The bill also makes several clarifying amendments to the slayer statute. This bill is identical to HB 949.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087982293 pdf
- 02/06/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 087982293-E pdf
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081500293-H1 pdf
- 03/07/08 Senate: Conference substitute printed 089619293-S1 pdf
- 03/24/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB450ER) pdf
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0830) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087982293
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/04/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/05/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/08 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/08 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB450E
- 02/06/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 087982293-E
- 02/07/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/29/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081500293-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Read second time
- 03/05/08 House: Read third time
- 03/05/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081500293-H1
- 03/05/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB450H1
- 03/05/08 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 34-N)
- 03/06/08 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/08 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Cuccinelli
- 03/06/08 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/08 House: Delegates: Iaquinto, Gilbert, Toscano
- 03/07/08 Senate: Conference substitute printed 089619293-S1
- 03/07/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/08/08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/24/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/24/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB450ER)
- 03/24/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 830 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0830)