Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator.
It became law on Apr 2, 2024.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 2, 2024
What it does
Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions; appointment of administrator on behalf of estate of decedent. Provides that in a personal injury or wrongful death action in which an administrator is appointed on behalf of the estate of a decedent, permissible venue shall lie only in a county or city in which venue would have been properly laid if the person for whom such appointment is made had survived. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference and is identical to HB 779.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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