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SB 865 Intestate estate; administration by person convicted of fraud, misrepresentation, robbery, etc.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Administration of intestate estate; person convicted of fraud, misrepresentation, robbery, etc. Provides that the clerk of court shall require any person seeking to be granted the administration of an estate to sign under oath that he has not been convicted of a felony offense of (i) any fraud or misrepresentation or (ii) robbery, extortion, burglary, larceny, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, perjury, bribery, treason, or racketeering, regardless of whether his civil rights have been restored. The bill also provides that if the person convicted of such felony offense is the sole distributee of the estate, then the court or clerk may grant administration to such person if he is otherwise suitable and competent to perform the duties of his office.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102341D pdf
- 01/14/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103703D-S1 pdf
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105055D-H1 pdf
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB865ER) pdf
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102341D
- 01/07/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103703D-S1
- 01/16/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/19/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/19/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15103703D-S1
- 01/19/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB865S1
- 01/20/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105055D-H1
- 02/23/15 House: Read second time
- 02/24/15 House: Read third time
- 02/24/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105055D-H1
- 02/24/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB865H1
- 02/24/15 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Title replaced 15105055D-H1
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB865ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)