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1994 SESSION
HB 811 Uniform Simultaneous Death Act.
Introduced by: W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Uniform Simultaneous Death Act. Adopts the revised (1991) Uniform Act. The Act does not change the rules or results where the parties in fact die simultaneously (property passes as if each survives the other). The Act provides, however, that if one party survives the other by less than five days (120 hours), the property of the first decedent passes to his or her secondary beneficiaries rather than to the person who survived for only a relatively short period. It is presumed under the Act that the first decedent wished to pass the property to the second decedent only if that second decedent would have had an opportunity to enjoy the property.
The new Act also codifies the burden of proof (clear and convincing) on the issue of survival. Statutory protections for payors and BFPs are also included.
The bill is recommended by the Virginia Bar Association and Virginia's Uniform Laws Commissioners.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/14/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD0911376 (HB811E) pdf
- 03/21/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB811ER) pdf
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
- 02/12/94 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/94 House: Read first time
- 02/14/94 House: Read second time
- 02/14/94 House: Amendments by Del. Murphy agreed to
- 02/14/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD0911376 (HB811E)
- 02/15/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/16/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/06/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB811ER)
- 03/28/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/29/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475)