This has been verified. Congratulations to the People of the Great State of Virginia! One can but hope there is not a re-write and second attempt. Happy Trails, Lauren ........................................ http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=031&typ=bil&val=sb818&Submit=Go SB 818 Destruction of will files. Patron - Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (all patrons) ..... notes Another bill? Summary as passed Senate: (all summaries) Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will after 5 years have passed since probate or recordation and allows destruction of originals of instruments which have been recorded and remained unretrieved by the recording party after 6 months, if the documents are no longer of any value and have been microfilmed. Full text: 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/06/03 030795508 02/04/03 Senate: Printed as engrossed 030795508-E Amendments: Senate amendments Status: 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/06/03 030795508 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N) 02/03/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) 02/03/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N) 02/04/03 Senate: Read second time 02/04/03 Senate: Reading of amendments waived 02/04/03 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to 02/04/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended 02/04/03 Senate: Printed as engrossed 030795508-E 02/04/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) 02/04/03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar 02/05/03 House: Read first time 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/06/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2 02/17/03 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N) 02/18/03 House: Read second time 02/19/03 House: Read third time 02/19/03 House: Defeated by House (15-Y 81-N) 02/19/03 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (15-Y 81-N)