Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1013 — Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; permits electronic nontestamentary estate docs.

Last action — Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Uniform Electronic Estate Planning DocumentsAct. Permits electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents,defined in the bill as certain enumerated records relating to estateplanning that are readable as text at the time of signing and arenot wills or contained in wills, to be signed and notarized, as appropriate,by electronic means. The bill provides that such electronic nontestamentaryestate planning documents shall not be denied legal effect or enforceabilityor excluded as evidence in a proceeding solely because such documentsare in electronic form. The bill also allows for the electronic presence,as that term is defined in the bill, of any witness who is otherwiserequired by law to be in the physical presence of the person signingthe nontestamentary estate planning document.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice

  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025

  3. Assigned Courts sub: Civil

  4. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102376D

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Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1013 do?
Uniform Electronic Estate Planning DocumentsAct. Permits electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents,defined in the bill as certain enumerated records relating to estateplanning that are readable as text at the time of signing and arenot wills or contained in wills, to be signed and notarized, as appropriate,by electronic means. The bill provides that such electronic nontestamentaryestate planning documents shall not be denied legal effect or enforceabilityor excluded as evidence in a proceeding solely because such documentsare in electronic form. The bill also allows for the electronic presence,as that term is defined in the bill, of any witness who is otherwiserequired by law to be in the physical presence of the person signingthe nontestamentary estate planning document.
Who sponsors HB 1013?
HB 1013 is sponsored by Amy J. Laufer, Nadarius E. Clark, and Karen Keys-Gamarra.
What is the current status of HB 1013?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1013?
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