VirginiaLocalities; liability insurance, certain waiver of sovereign immunity.
What it does
Localities; liability insurance; certain waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that a locality or political subdivision may provide liability insurance, including self-insurance, to cover damages or other expenses in certain civil actions arising out of an act or omission of certain officers, employees, board or commission members, or volunteers while such person is acting within the scope of his official duties. The bill provides that the provision of such liability insurance or self-insurance shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity in an amount not to exceed the combined total of any self-insurance coverage, insurance coverage under a group self-insurance pool, or any coverage pursuant to a policy purchased from an insurance company, including any excess or reserve coverage.
More detail
The bill also provides that the insurer or self-insured shall not have a duty to defend or indemnify any covered person in cases where the act or omission took place outside the scope of such covered person's employment or official duties, where such act or omission was done maliciously or occurred as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, or is otherwise excluded by the terms of the policy.
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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
- Feb 12Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26106267D-S1Major
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 5-N 3-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Failed to report from Courts of Justice with substituteMinor
- Feb 4Senate committee offered
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/21/2026 3:35 pm)
- Jan 19Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Local Government. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 10Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101500DIntroduced
- Feb 12Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest