HB 929 Virginia House of Delegates · 2027 Regular Session

Uniform Power of Attorney Act; acknowledged power of attorney, definition.

Summary
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; acknowledged power of attorney; definition. Amends the definition of "acknowledged" as it relates to a power of attorney under the Uniform Power of Attorney Act to mean purportedly verified before a notary public or other individual authorized to take acknowledgements. Under current law, "acknowledged" as it relates to a power of attorney under the Act means verified before a notary public or other individual authorized to take acknowledgements. The bill further eliminates the provisions of the Act prohibiting a person relying in good faith upon an acknowledged power of attorney that is invalid when such power of attorney contains a forged signature of a principal.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jul 21, 2026
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This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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