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SB 159 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established within Code of Virginia.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA). Establishes in the Code of Virginia the Uniform Act that was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2006. The UPOAA consists of default rules that can be modified if the principal desires. Powers of attorney will be durable unless drafted to expire upon a specified date or event. The UPOAA addresses creation and use, good faith reliance, limitations of agent's powers, refusal to recognize, judicial review, notification of resignation, and other matters. The UPOAA contains an optional statutory form that may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney. This bill is identical to HB 719. This bill incorporates SB 204.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100595D pdf
- 02/15/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104387D-S1 pdf
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER) pdf
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100595D
- 01/11/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/12/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/15/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104387D-S1
- 02/15/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104387D-S1
- 02/16/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB159S1
- 02/16/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/10 House: Read first time
- 02/17/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 03/01/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Read second time
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Motion to reconsider constitutional readings dispensed agreed to
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/09/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/09/10 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/22/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 455 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455)