VirginiaCivil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.
What it does
Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. Increases the cap currently in place for suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for appellants during the pendency of an appeal of a civil action from $25 million to $200 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2028, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, this monetary cap to be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinLatest
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Passed by for the day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2351ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 12-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 12-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 12Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 12Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107051D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101564DIntroduced