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2008 SESSION

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SB 735 Decedents' estates; priority of debts.

Introduced by: Ralph K. Smith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Wills and decedents' estates; order in which debts of decedents to be paid.  Increases from $2,000 to $3,500 the amount available from an estate to pay funeral expenses where there are insufficient assets for the satisfaction of all the demands against the estate. This bill is identical to HB 412.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/08  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084782326  pdf
• 02/06/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 084782326-E  pdf
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB735ER)  pdf
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/18/08  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084782326
• 01/18/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/04/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 2-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 amendment waived
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB735E
• 02/06/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 084782326-E
• 02/07/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-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
• 02/15/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/15/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 1-N)
• 02/19/08  House: Read second time
• 02/20/08  House: Read third time
• 02/20/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/20/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/20/08  House: Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/20/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/22/08  Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
• 02/26/08  House: House insisted on amendment
• 02/26/08  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/28/08  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/08  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/28/08  Senate: Senators: Smith, Petersen, McEachin
• 02/29/08  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/29/08  House: Delegates: Griffith, Kilgore, Valentine
• 03/05/08  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/05/08  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/05/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB735ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/08)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)