In spite of Liv. Per. 41 which dates the law in 174, Cic. Sen. 14 shows clearly that it was dated by the Consuls of 169, while the reference in Verr. 1.106-108 to the Censors of 174 indicates the source of the error. Voconius, entering office in December, 170, probably named the previous Censors rather than the ones who were not yet elected (see Niccolini FTP 124f.; RE s. v. "Lex Voconia"). (Broughton MRR I)
Carried the Lex Voconia which limited right of inheritance by women, and restricted individual legacies to less than the portion of the heir (Cic. Verr. 2.1.106-108; Sen. 14; Liv. Per. 41; Gaius 2.226, 274; cf. also FOR 1.62f., 190f.; Cic. Balb. 21; Phil. 3.16; Fin. 2.55; Rep. 3.17; Ps.-Ascon. 248 Stangl; Plin. Panegyr. 42; Gell. 20.1.23; Dio 56.10.2; Fest. 356 L; Serv. ad Aen. 1.573; Ps.-Quintil. Decl. 2.6.4; Augustin. CD 3.21). See Lübker no. 2; and s. v. "Lex" no. 105. (Broughton MRR I)