2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1871: Transfer on death deeds; inter vivos deed conveying real property to another.

Legislative Summary

Transfer on death deeds; inter vivos deed conveying real property to another; emergency. Provides that an inter vivos deed is effective to revoke a recorded transfer on death deed if such inter vivos deed conveys real property to another so the transferor is no longer the owner at the time of the transferor's death. Under current law, an inter vivos deed is effective to revoke a transfer on death deed if it expressly revokes all or part of the transfer on death deed. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101764D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Emergency clause added
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101764D-E
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/5/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1871ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/18/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 85 (Effective 03/18/25)
3/18/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0085)

Amendments

HCJ Sub: Civil Amendments

HCJ Sub: Civil Amendments

Not Adopted

Courts of Justice Amendments

Courts of Justice Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/18/202512.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/202512.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/22/202513.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202513.4 KB