Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 23, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2022 · House Apr 7, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 29, 2022
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2022-427.
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Second House
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Barfoot
RRepublican
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