SB 138

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 05, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 07, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 21, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 02, 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 HB 779.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

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

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB138ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 21, 2024

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 20, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 16, 2024

House

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2024

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name

Jan 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101470D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101470D PDF HTML
SB138ER PDF HTML
CHAP0340 PDF HTML

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