Virginia House Bill 949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)

Slayer statute. Amends the definition of "slayer" to include a person who is convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The bill also amends the definition of "slayer" to include a person who is acquitted of murder or voluntary manslaughter, but who is determined, by a preponderance of the evidence, either before or after his death, by a court to have committed murder or voluntary manslaughter. The bill also provides that transferees or assignees claiming through a slayer cannot acquire property or benefits as a result of the slaying. The bill also provides that insurance companies are not liable on life insurance policies acquired by the slayer for the decedent if (i) the policy was procured by the slayer as part of the plan to murder the decedent, and (ii) the decedent's death from the slayer's act was within two years of the date the policy was issued. The bill also provides that the slayer statute does not serve to abrogate any common law right or remedy that prevents a slayer from profiting from his crime. The bill also makes several clarifying amendments to the slayer statute. This bill is identical to

Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.

Del. Sal Iaquinto [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
2008-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-26		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB949ER)
2008-03-24		House: Enrolled
2008-03-08		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		Senate: Reading of conference report waived
2008-03-08		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
2008-03-08		House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
2008-03-07		House: Passed by for the day
2008-03-07		House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
2008-03-07		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
2008-03-07		House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
2008-03-07		House: Conference substitute printed 089620560-H1
2008-03-05		Senate: Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Cuccinelli
2008-03-05		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2008-03-04		House: Delegates: Iaquinto, Gilbert, Toscano
2008-03-04		House: Conferees appointed by House
2008-03-04		House: House acceded to request
2008-03-03		Senate: Senate requested conference committee
2008-03-03		Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-27		House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2008-02-27		House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
2008-02-26		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-25		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB949S1
2008-02-25		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080293560-S1
2008-02-25		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-25		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-22		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21		Senate: Committee substitute printed 080293560-S1
2008-02-20		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2008-02-12		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-02-08		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-07		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-07		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06		House: Printed as engrossed 087072440-E
2008-02-06		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB949E
2008-02-06		House: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-06		House: Read second time
2008-02-05		House: Read first time
2008-02-01		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16		House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087072440

SB450 (Same As) 2010-02-08 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB949