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| Bill | Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements, powers of trustee. | Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements; powers of trustee. Provides that a trustee may reimburse a settlor of a trust from the income or principal of such trust for various forms of tax liability in certain circumstances and in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code except as the terms of the trust provide otherwise. The bill also provides that a trustee shall not have the power to make such a reimbursement under certain conditions unless the terms of the trust expressly provide otherwise. The bill also removes redundant language governing the order in which a new qualified trustee may be appointed in the case of a vacancy. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1513 | Virginia HB 1513 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1513 (2026) — Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements, powers of trustee.
Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements; powers of trustee. Provides that a trustee may reimburse a settlor of a trust from the income or principal of such trust for various forms of tax liability in certain circumstances and in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code except as the terms of the trust provide otherwise. The bill also provides that a trustee shall not have the power to make such a reimbursement under certain conditions unless the terms of the trust expressly provide otherwise. The bill also removes redundant language governing the order in which a new qualified trustee may be appointed in the case of a vacancy.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-23 Presented and ordered printed 26103490D
introduction - 2026-01-23 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1513ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6b7c330-2eca-4f58-9b00-13a4b21df07e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).