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type: "Bill"
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title: "Will contest; presumption of undue influence."
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description: "Will contest; presumption of undue influence. Provides that in any case contesting the validity of a decedent's will where a presumption of undue influence arises, the finder of fact shall presume that undue influence was exerted over the decedent unless, based on all the evidence introduced at trial, the finder of fact finds that the decedent did intend it to be his will."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 554"
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citation: "Virginia SB 554 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark D. Obenshain"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9e2a55f-526e-488f-947a-5152d8489928"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB554"
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source_hash: "e4be1243b7282de9eb63248e1b23d8f1c54c1bf2c9864a735aa377823393362e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 554 (2022) — Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
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Will contest; presumption of undue influence. Provides that in any case contesting the validity of a decedent's will where a presumption of undue influence arises, the finder of fact shall presume that undue influence was exerted over the decedent unless, based on all the evidence introduced at trial, the finder of fact finds that the decedent did intend it to be his will.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0265)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22106571D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB554S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101897D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB554)
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4. **SB554ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB554ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N) — **58–41** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 6-N) — **14–6** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mark D. Obenshain — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101897D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-14** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute printed 22106571D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-15** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2022-02-15** Committee substitute agreed to 22106571D-S1
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- **2022-02-15** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB554S1
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- **2022-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-15** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-22** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2022-02-25** Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** Passed House (59-Y 41-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-01** VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N)
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- **2022-03-04** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-04** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-04** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
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- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 265 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9e2a55f-526e-488f-947a-5152d8489928`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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