Bill Sponsor
Virginia Senate Bill 1115
Session 2025
Legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
First Action
Jan 7, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1115
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (0)
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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. 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. An Act to amend and reenact § 64.2-520.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties to an attorney-client contract.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (Effective 07/01/25)
02/18/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/18/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
02/13/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/11/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/11/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
02/11/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1115ER)
02/11/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/10/2025
House
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
02/10/2025
House
Read third time
02/07/2025
House
Read second time
02/05/2025
House
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
02/05/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/05/2025
House
Read first time
02/05/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/25/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1115)
01/21/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/20/2025
Senate
Read second time and engrossed
01/17/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/17/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
01/17/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/15/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
01/07/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/07/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103066D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 10, 2025 9:22:10 PM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:31:18 PM