Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument.
Summary
Clarifies that a husband and wife may own real or personal property as tenants by the entirety for as long as they are married. The bill provides that, in order to sever a tenancy by the entireties by written instrument, the instrument must be a deed that is signed by both spouses as grantors of the property. This bill is in response to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Feb 17, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 38 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2050E
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100722D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Les Adams
RRepublican
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