Virginia House Bill 251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-03 - Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Cover sheets; multiple deeds or instruments concerning the same interest in real property; certificates of satisfaction. Allows one cover sheet to be used for multiple deeds or instruments filed concerning the same interest in real property. The bill further allows one cover sheet to be used where a deed or other instrument has multiple titles. The bill provides that, where one cover sheet is required, only one filing fee may be assessed by the clerk. Finally, the bill requires only one certificate of satisfaction to release liens when full or partial payment has been made on a debt secured by one or more instruments.

Cover sheets; multiple deeds or instruments concerning the same interest in real property.

Del. Randall Minchew [R]	Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]	Del. Christopher Collins [R]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]
Sen. Monty Mason [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2016-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-03	House	Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2016-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2015-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103366D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	227.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB251
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB251+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0802V0040+HB0251