# Virginia HB100: Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit; Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare form. Virginia HB100, Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit; Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare form., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason S. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB100-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB100 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit; Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare form. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-02 - Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040) - Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit; Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare form. Provides that an affidavit presented by any person having possession of a small asset to the designated successor of a decedent shall be on a form prepared by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Cash checks and retitle stocks by affidavit: benefit, high. With the affidavit, the designated successor can endorse or deposit checks and drafts made out to the decedent or the estate. Banks that accept these deposits are protected from later claims for the amount taken. For stocks and other registered securities, if you also surrender any certificates, th… - Faster access to small estates: benefit, high. Virginia lets you claim a deceased person’s small assets without full probate. This applies when the total personal probate estate is $75,000 or less, at least 60 days have passed since death, and no personal representative has been appointed or is pending. All known successors sign the affidavit a… - Options when an heir is incapacitated: benefit, medium. If an heir is incapacitated or under a legal disability, the designated successor has safe ways to deliver the asset. They can pay the heir, the heir’s guardian or conservator, a UTMA custodian, or a custodial trustee. If no conservator exists, they can pay an adult relative or caregiver to spend f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB100) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB100ER) (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House) - 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB100) (House) - 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101129D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214944.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214943.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177871.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177870.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082379.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082378.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214944.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214943.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177871.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177870.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082379.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082378.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB100-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).