VirginiaCivil actions; assignment as business litigation action, requirements, delayed effective date.
What it does
Civil actions; assignment as business litigation action; requirements. Allows counsel for any party or the judge of the circuit court initially assigned to certain civil actions to request to have such action assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to have such civil action assigned as a business litigation action. The bill provides that an action to be eligible to be considered a business litigation action, the action shall (i) have a minimum amount in controversy of $1,000,000, (ii) present special complexity, including specialized issues or acute litigation management needs, and (iii) fall into one or more of several enumerated categories of civil actions.
More detail
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 2Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 23Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 19Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB369)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26106454D-S1Major
- Jan 28Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Senate committee offered
- Jan 13Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101724DIntroduced