AN ACT relating to wills.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 394 to allow for a will to refer to a separate written statement or list in order to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically bequeathed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
95–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 98
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican78
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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