Electronic execution of estate planning documents; codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.
Summary
Electronic execution of estate planning documents; Uniform Electronic Wills Act. Permits trusts, advance medical directives, and refusals to make anatomical gifts to be signed and notarized, as appropriate, by electronic means. The bill also codifies the Uniform Electronic Wills Act, which permits a testator to execute a will by electronic means. The Act requires that the will be signed by two witnesses who are in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and acknowledged by the testator and attesting witnesses in the physical or electronic presence of a notary public.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Last action Feb 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 23, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB210E
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
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