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Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2023
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 21, 2023
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 397
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill authorizes the electronic presence of testators and witnesses in executing wills and codicils and creates associated requirements. The bill defines the term “presence” to mean any manner, physical or electronic, in which the witness and testator can see and hear the acts of each other in real time. The bill requires a testator present electronically to respond to a series of requests set forth in the bill prior to signing a will or codicil.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

House subcommittee

Named January 11, 2023. On January 26, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

• Rep. Bill Gustoff REmail
• Rep. Taylor R. Collins REmail
• Rep. Ross Wilburn DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§633.279

How the Code works²

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