VirginiaLegal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning.
What it does
Legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties to an attorney-client contract. Provides that an attorney does not owe a legal duty to a person other than the client for the purpose of the client's estate planning, including the provision of legal advice or the preparation of legal documents, unless the client and attorney enter into a signed, written agreement expressly allowing for such. The bill provides that its provisions are declarative of existing law.
More detail
The bill also repeals the provisions under current law that specify the statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions relating to contracts for legal services concerning estate planning and the tolling of such statute of limitations. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference and is identical to SB 1115.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 450 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2174ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102767DIntroduced