Introduced
by
To establish that, for the period between April 30, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021, the requirements for signing or witnessing the execution of a will, a funeral representative designation, a parental appointment of a guardian for a minor, an appointment of a guardian for a legally incapacitated individual, a durable power of attorney, or a patient advocate designation “are considered satisfied by use of a 2-way real-time audiovisual technology” using procedures specified in the bill.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To establish that "the rights or interests of a person that relies in good faith and without actual notice that a document or instrument...was not executed" as specified in the bill "are not impaired, challenged, or terminated on that basis alone".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 102 to 1 (details)
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To establish that, for the period between April 30, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021, the requirements for signing or witnessing the execution of a will, a funeral representative designation, a parental appointment of a guardian for a minor, an appointment of a guardian for a legally incapacitated individual, a durable power of attorney, or a patient advocate designation “are considered satisfied by use of a 2-way real-time audiovisual technology” using procedures specified in the bill.
