republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2017/sb-1176.md

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Bill	Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.	Provides a procedure by which a personal representative of a decedent's estate may notify a creditor of a debt on certain property in the decedent's estate that such property passes without the right of exoneration. The bill provides the method by which such notice shall be sent. The bill provides that if such procedure is used, the creditor may file a claim for such debt with the commissioner of accounts, and if the creditor does not timely file such claim, the personal representative shall be liable for the debt up to an amount not exceeding the assets of the decedent remaining in possession of the personal representative and available for application to the debt. The bill does not have an effect on either the liability of the estate for such debt to the extent of the decedent's assets remaining at the time a claim is filed or the liability of the beneficiaries that receive the decedent's assets to the extent of such receipt. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2017	SB 1176	Virginia SB 1176 (2017)	bill	Wills Trusts and Fiduciaries	enacted	A. Benton "Ben" Chafin	4	18	5	2017-01-10	2017-02-21	openstates	ocd-bill/59175357-a9d6-4200-953f-3b0e417b80d0	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1176	372b073f61223bc8e48769c91e46924dcce267fd18d00f83e81d352a9b23a165	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 1176 (2017) — Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.

Provides a procedure by which a personal representative of a decedent's estate may notify a creditor of a debt on certain property in the decedent's estate that such property passes without the right of exoneration. The bill provides the method by which such notice shall be sent. The bill provides that if such procedure is used, the creditor may file a claim for such debt with the commissioner of accounts, and if the creditor does not timely file such claim, the personal representative shall be liable for the debt up to an amount not exceeding the assets of the decedent remaining in possession of the personal representative and available for application to the debt. The bill does not have an effect on either the liability of the estate for such debt to the extent of the decedent's assets remaining at the time a claim is filed or the liability of the beneficiaries that receive the decedent's assets to the extent of such receipt. This bill is identical to

Version chain

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

1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) (committee substitute) — source
2. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1176ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104406D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101946D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · legislature
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
• Read third time and passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Passed House BLOCK VOTE — 97–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Courts of Justice — 21–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101946D introduction
• 2017-01-10 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2017-01-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-01-30 Reading of substitute waived
• 2017-01-30 Committee substitute agreed to 17104406D-S1
• 2017-01-30 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1176S1
• 2017-02-03 Placed on Calendar
• 2017-02-03 Read first time reading-1
• 2017-02-03 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2017-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-02-13 Read third time reading-3
• 2017-02-13 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
• 2017-02-14 Enrolled
• 2017-02-14 Signed by Speaker
• 2017-02-15 Signed by President
• 2017-02-15 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
• 2017-02-15 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
• 2017-02-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/59175357-a9d6-4200-953f-3b0e417b80d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).