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 HB 2174.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 467 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 11Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
- Feb 11Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1115ER)Major
- Feb 11EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed House (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
- Jan 21Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 17Rules suspended
- Jan 15Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103066DIntroduced