VA HB1516 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 17 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 17 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit. Provides that if a surviving spouse of a decedent dying on or after January 1, 2017, claims and receives an elective share, the homestead allowance available to the spouse shall be in addition to any benefit or elective share passing to such surviving spouse. The bill provides consistency with other provisions of Article 1.1 (ยง 64.2-308.1 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 64.2, which governs the elective share of the surviving spouse of a decedent dying on or after January 1, 2017, which was enacted in 2016. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1177.
Title
Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032) | |
| 2017-02-17 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 2/17/17) | |
| 2017-02-13 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 | |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER) |
| 2017-02-10 | House | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2017-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-27 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2017-01-26 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-26 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-25 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2017-01-24 | House | Read first time |
| 2017-01-20 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-12-22 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-12-22 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 17100816D |
