HB 1516

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 22, 2016
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 17, 2017

Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.

Abstract

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

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Feb 17, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 2/17/17)

Feb 13, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Jan 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law

Dec 22, 2016

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 17100816D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 17100816D HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032) HTML

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