West Virginia Senate Bill 376 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-30 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to improve the process of administering estates. It requires legal residences to be included on certificates of death, when known; reduces claim period from ninety to sixty days; increases value of estates for which a fiduciary commissioner need not be appointed; repeals redundant provision requiring fiduciary commissioner to publish notice of time for receiving claims against decedents estates; and authorizes the clerk of the county commission to require a certified copy of a decedent's certificate of death or other proof of death and residence.

Relating to administration of estates

Sen. Charles Trump [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-30	Senate	To Judiciary
2015-01-30	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2015-01-30	Senate	To Judiciary
2015-01-30	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	5	9a	New Code	See Bill Text
44	1	14a	Amended Code	Citation Text
44	1	30	New Code	See Bill Text
44	2	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
44	2	2	Repealed Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=376&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb376%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=376