Wrongful death beneficiaries; parents of decedent who receive support or services, etc.
Summary
Adds parents who received support or services from the deceased for necessaries within 12 months prior to the decedent's death to the primary list of beneficiaries who may receive a distribution of wrongful death damages. The bill applies only to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 2019.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019
How they voted
35–1
Passed
Total votes 36
Jan 25, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1543S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104847D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-1)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100227D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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