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type: "Bill"
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title: "Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument."
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description: "Indexing of wills. Provides that, at the time of qualification of an executor, every will shall be indexed in the name of the decedent and such executor."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 700"
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citation: "Virginia SB 700 (2020)"
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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: 36
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc43a6eb-ab73-4e70-9b3a-b60765b255ff"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB700"
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source_hash: "d73457f59e33629a5f6f11e494150f81c9ca45bbda23f85a84f20a17ef6416a2"
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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 700 (2020) — Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
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Indexing of wills. Provides that, at the time of qualification of an executor, every will shall be indexed in the name of the decedent and such executor.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1063)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1063)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB700ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB700)
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3. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB700ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB700ER)
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4. **SB700S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB700S1)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) — **0–39** (fail) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 3-N) — **9–3** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (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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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102778D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-29** Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-12** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-14** Assigned Courts sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-17** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-19** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-24** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-02-24** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2020-02-24** Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-26** House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
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- **2020-02-27** House insisted on amendments
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- **2020-02-27** House requested conference committee
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- **2020-03-02** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-03-02** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-03** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-03-05** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-05** Conference substitute printed 20109644D-S1
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- **2020-03-05** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-03-05** Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1063 (effective 7/1/20 - see billl) `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/cc43a6eb-ab73-4e70-9b3a-b60765b255ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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