VA HB1862 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Wrongful death action; distribution of award. Provides that if a person dies testate and a wrongful death action is filed following the death of such person, the court may consider the beneficiaries designated in the will when determining the distribution of damages.
Title
Wrongful death action; distribution of award.
Sponsors
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-10 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2015-01-20 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103555D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1862 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1862+hil |
