2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB144: Deceased or incompetent party; admissibility of statements.
Legislative Summary
Admissibility of statements of a deceased or incompetent party. Repeals the "dead man's statute," which provides that no judgment shall be entered against a person incapable of testifying based upon the uncorroborated testimony of the adverse party.
Bill History
1/8/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102696D
Senate
1/8/2022
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/9/2022
Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22105582D-S1
Senate
2/9/2022
Continued to 2023 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
11/21/2022
Left in Judiciary
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Continued to 2023 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2/9/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
John Edwards
Democrat