VirginiaGeneral district courts; increases jurisdictional limits.
What it does
General district courts; jurisdictional limits. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for all civil actions. Under current law, only civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death have a maximum jurisdictional limit of $50,000.
More detail
This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 338 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1291ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100257DIntroduced