HB 779

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 01, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 19, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 08, 2024

Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator.

Abstract

Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions; appointment of administrator on behalf of estate of decedent. Provides that in a personal injury or wrongful death action in which an administrator is appointed on behalf of the estate of a decedent, permissible venue shall lie only in a county or city in which venue would have been properly laid if the person for whom such appointment is made had survived. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference and is identical to SB 138.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0050)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 50 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 01, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024

Feb 25, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 22, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB779ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 19, 2024

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 16, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 01, 2024

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

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

Jan 31, 2024

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 30, 2024

House

Read first time

Jan 26, 2024

House

Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 22, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 19, 2024

House

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

Jan 09, 2024

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102436D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102436D PDF HTML
HB779ER PDF HTML
CHAP0050 PDF HTML

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