Introduced in House | Passed House | Introduced in Senate | Passed Senate | Became Law |
01/07/2020 | 01/29/2020 |
Common-law defense of intra-family immunity; abolished in certain cases.
Abolishes the common-law defense of intra-family immunity for wrongful death actions that accrue on or after July 1, 2020.
Date | Version | TXT | ||
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01/07/2020 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102469D | Open |
20102469D2020 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 8.01-220.1:5 as follows:
� 8.01-220.1:5. Defense of intra-family immunity abolished for wrongful death actions.
In any action for death by wrongful act under � 8.01-50, the common-law defense of intra-family immunity is abolished and shall not constitute a valid defense as to any such cause of action that arises on or after July 1, 2020.
Date | Branch | Action |
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01/31/2020 | Senate | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2020 | Senate | Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) |
01/20/2020 | Senate | Senate: Assigned Juciciary sub: Civil Law |
01/07/2020 | Senate | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102469D |
01/07/2020 | Senate | Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |