Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1013: Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; permits electronic nontestamentary estate docs.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1013 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; permits electronic nontestamentary estate docs. Primary sponsor: Amy Laufer (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Courts of Justice.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act. Permits electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents, defined in the bill as certain enumerated records relating to estate planning that are readable as text at the time of signing and are not wills or contained in wills, to be signed and notarized, as appropriate, by electronic means. The bill provides that such electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability or excluded as evidence in a proceeding solely because such documents are in electronic form. The bill also allows for the electronic presence, as that term is defined in the bill, of any witness who is otherwise required by law to be in the physical presence of the person signing the nontestamentary estate planning document.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Laufer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 55 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Courts of Justice
- Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102376D