---
type: "Bill"
title: "Notice of probate; exception to notice."
description: "Notice of probate; exception to notice. Removes the exception to the notice of probate under current law that allows such notice to not be given when assets passing under a will or in intestacy do not exceed $5,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1066"
citation: "Virginia HB 1066 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James A. \"Jay\" Leftwich"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/100cd2ae-846a-4fa7-9082-d2df6bdddb48"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1066"
source_hash: "5abdf43a0d8cd61d10997860648b88708c0a276cde00516b3196ce61173c9105"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1066 (2022) — Notice of probate; exception to notice.

Notice of probate; exception to notice. Removes the exception to the notice of probate under current law that allows such notice to not be given when assets passing under a will or in intestacy do not exceed $5,000.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0777** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0777)
2. **HB1066ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1066ER)
3. **HB1066ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1066ER2)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101579D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1066)

## Votes

- Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101579D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-07** Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-11** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-11** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-14** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21** Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Enrolled
- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Calendar
- **2022-04-27** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-04-27** VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-04-27** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-04-27** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled bill text (HB1066ER2)
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Enacted, Chapter 777 (effective 7/1/22) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/100cd2ae-846a-4fa7-9082-d2df6bdddb48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).