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Wills and estates; claims to exempt property and allowances. Directs that any election to take a family allowance, exempt property, or homestead allowance be made one year after the (i) time of admission of a decedent's will to probate or (ii) qualification of an administrator of the decedent's intestate estate, whichever is later. Current law requires such election of exempt property or allowances to be made within one year of the decedent's death.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106133D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103487D
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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie