Glen Sturtevant
- Republican
- Senator
- District 12
Primary
Legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties to an attorney-client contract. Provides that an attorney does not owe a legal duty to a person other than the client for the purpose of the client's estate planning, including the provision of legal advice or the preparation of legal documents, unless the client and attorney enter into a signed, written agreement expressly allowing for such. The bill provides that its provisions are declarative of existing law. The bill also repeals the provisions under current law that specify the statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions relating to contracts for legal services concerning estate planning and the tolling of such statute of limitations. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference and is identical to HB 2174.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 64.2-520.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties to an attorney-client contract.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1115ER)
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103066D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115) | PDF PDF |
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