2026 Regular Session
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 664
By Senator Chapman
[Introduced January 29, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend and reenact §36-12-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting a power of attorney or conservator to sign a transfer on death deed.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 12. UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT.
§36-12-5. Transfer on death deed authorized.
(a) An individual may transfer property to one or more beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries effective at the transferor's death by a transfer on death deed.
(b) A power of attorney or conservator may sign a transfer on death deed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit a power of attorney or conservator to sign a transfer on death deed.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.