Subject Civil Remedies and Procedure | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB1562 | Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; penalties. Authorizes an animal control officer or law-enforcement officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons where the officer believes that the owner of a vicious dog has willfully failed to comply with t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732) |
| VA | HB2306 | Eminent domain; just compensation; tax assessments. Provides that just compensation paid for real property taken pursuant to eminent domain shall not be less than the greater of (i) the appraisal of the fair market value of such property, if such an ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764) |
| VA | SB707 | Health care providers; submitting health insurance claims. Requires any in-network provider that provides health care services to a covered patient to submit its claim to the health insurer for the health care services in accordance with the terms of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700) |
| VA | SB1164 | Action for expenses for infant's injury; statute of limitations. Provides that any action by a parent or guardian of an infant for the expenses of curing or attempting to cure the infant from the result of a personal injury or loss of services of the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689) |
| VA | HB2338 | Erroneously admitted evidence; appeal. Provides that when a criminal conviction is appealed based on a claim that the evidence to convict was insufficient because the trial court improperly admitted evidence, the reviewing court shall consider all ev... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0675) |
| VA | SB699 | Medical malpractice; expert witness certification; court review. Provides that in an action for medical malpractice or wrongful death premised on medical malpractice, the court, upon good cause shown, may conduct an in camera review of the opinion ob... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610) |
| VA | HB1433 | Action for expenses for infant's injury; statute of limitations. Provides that any action by a parent or guardian of an infant for the expenses of curing or attempting to cure the infant from the result of a personal injury or loss of services of the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) |
| VA | HB1871 | Student and school employee conduct; bullying. Defines the term "bullying" and requires school boards to include in their codes of student conduct policies and procedures that include a prohibition against bullying. The bill also requires the Board o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) |
| VA | HB2272 | Satisfaction of judgments; motor vehicle accident. Provides that a suspension of a judgment debtor's driver's license shall not extend (i) beyond 10 years from the date of judgment for any civil judgment obtained in a general district court or (ii) ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) |
| VA | SB1112 | DUI; exemplary damages. Provides that for the purpose of awarding exemplary damages in an action for personal injury or death arising from the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the blood alco... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636) |
| VA | SB1122 | Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records. Revises the Deadman's Statute by allowing for the corroboration of the testimony of an adverse or interested party by an entry in a business record authored by the adverse or interest... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637) |
| VA | SB893 | Public schools; possession and administration of epinephrine. Adds employees of local governing bodies and employees of local health departments to the lists of individuals who are permitted to possess and administer epinephrine and not be held liabl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617) |
| VA | SB1376 | Civil immunity for certain persons; incidents on school property. Provides that any person who, in good faith and without malice, reports, investigates, or causes an investigation to be made into the activities of any person relating to conduct invol... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0665) |
| VA | SB870 | Criminal procedure; contempt appeal. Provides that a circuit judge shall, sitting without a jury, hear an appeal from a summary contempt judgment of the district court. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) |
| VA | SB1006 | Individual incapable of making an informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination. Authorizes a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse to perform a physical evidence recovery kit e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0532) |
| VA | HB2120 | Individual incapable of making an informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination. Authorizes a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse to perform a physical evidence recovery kit e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441) |
| VA | HB1468 | Public schools; possession and administration of epinephrine. Adds employees of local governing bodies and employees of local health departments to the lists of individuals who are permitted to possess and administer epinephrine and not be held liabl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336) |
| VA | SB903 | Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs. Clarifies that if notice to take a nonsuit is given to the opposing party during trial, the court may assess against the nonsuiting party reasonable witness fees and travel costs of expert witnesses sch... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366) |
| VA | SB1028 | Confidentiality of child support guidelines worksheets in mediated agreements. Eliminates two provisions requiring the disclosure of financial information obtained for the purposes of completing a child support guidelines worksheet in the course of m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383) |
| VA | SB1288 | Criminal history checks of emergency medical services personnel. Provides that the State Board of Health shall require each person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services agency to su... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) |
| VA | SB983 | Expert witnesses; literature designations. Provides that a statement contained in published treatises, periodicals, or pamphlets previously designated as literature to be introduced during direct examination through an expert witness need not have be... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379) |
| VA | HB1640 | Child care providers; background checks for eligibility for child care subsidy payments. Requires any person seeking to enter into a contract with the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services for the provision of child c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261) |
| VA | HB1658 | Clerk's fees; electronic records; certification of records; etc. Revises various powers and duties of circuit court clerks for certification of records, assessment of fees, etc., such as (i) providing that the use of the term "copy teste," "true copy... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263) |
| VA | HB1892 | Childhood sexual abuse; statute of limitations. Clarifies that the discovery rule used to determine when a cause of action for childhood sexual abuse accrues upon the later of the removal of the disability of infancy or incapacity or when the fact o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) |
| VA | HB1795 | Confidentiality of child support guidelines worksheets in mediated agreements. Eliminates two provisions requiring the disclosure of financial information obtained for the purposes of completing a child support guidelines worksheet in the course of m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0283) |
| VA | HB1709 | Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs. Clarifies that if notice to take a nonsuit is given to the opposing party during trial, the court may assess against the nonsuiting party reasonable witness fees and travel costs of expert witnesses sch... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) |
| VA | HB1705 | Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Provides that the Fund has a lien on a victim's claim if an award was made from the Fund. The bill also provides that if the defendant pays restitution, and the Fund has made any payments for expenses included in ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273) |
| VA | HB1672 | Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose. Allows a person to obtain a prescription for and to possess and administer naloxone to a family member or friend for the purpose of counteracting the effects of opiate overdose. The bill also requ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267) |
| VA | HB1988 | Automated external defibrillators; immunity. Provides that a person who maintains an automated external defibrillator (AED) located on real property owned or controlled by such person shall not be civilly liable for any personal injury resulting from... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300) |
| VA | HB1583 | Vacant building registration. Increases from $25 to $100 the maximum annual registration fee that a local ordinance may impose on the owner of a vacant building that meets the definition of "derelict building" under § 15.2-907.1. The bill incre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253) |
| VA | HB2061 | Human trafficking hotline; posted notices. Provides that any employer who operates a truck stop and who fails to post a notice, in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted, of the existence of a huma... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304) |
| VA | HB1383 | Criminal history checks of emergency medical services personnel. Provides that the State Board of Health shall require each person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with or employee of an emergency medical services agency to su... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176) |
| VA | HB1439 | Background checks; children's residential facilities regulated by the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that the requirement for criminal history background checks for children's residential facilities shall also apply to local secure detentio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181) |
| VA | HB1444 | Administration of medications by employees or contract service providers of providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that employees of or persons providing services pursuant to a contract with a p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183) |
| VA | SB982 | Evidence of medical reports or records. Rewrites for clarity the section setting forth the method for introducing into evidence medical records or reports in general district court in a civil action for personal injuries or to resolve a dispute with ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145) |
| VA | HB2004 | Liability for injury to trespasser. Provides that the possessor of real property owes no duty of care to a trespasser except in those circumstances where a common law right of action, statutory right of action, or judicial exception existed as of Jul... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217) |
| VA | HB1546 | Service of process on nonresidents. Makes several changes to how service of process is made on nonresidents and foreign corporations, including providing that (i) foreign corporations may be personally served with process outside of the Commonwealth ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113) |
| VA | HB1477 | Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records. Revises the Deadman's Statute by allowing for the corroboration of the testimony of an adverse or interested party by an entry in a business record authored by the adverse or interest... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061) |
| VA | HB1545 | Medical malpractice; expert witness certification; court review. Provides that in an action for medical malpractice or wrongful death premised on medical malpractice, the court, upon good cause shown, may conduct an in camera review of the opinion ob... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0065) |
| VA | HB1618 | Venue in civil cases; conduct of business activity; change of venue. Provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant that is not an individual has its principal office or principal place of business. Currently, Category B venue exists where t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) |
| VA | HB1509 | Civil action; failed electronic funds transfer; unlawful detainer remedies. Provides that if an electronic funds transfer is rejected because of insufficient funds or because a stop-payment order was placed on such payment in bad faith, the payee of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063) |
| VA | HB1708 | Civil remedies; use of depositions. Allows that requests for admission for which the responses are submitted in support of a motion for summary judgment may be based, in whole or in part, upon discovery depositions and may include admitted facts lear... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076) |
| VA | HB1815 | Evidence of medical reports in district court and appeals to circuit court. Provides that the method for introducing into evidence medical records or reports in general district court in a civil action for personal injuries or to resolve a dispute wi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078) |
| VA | SB992 | Background checks; children's residential facilities regulated by the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that the requirement for criminal history background checks for children's residential facilities shall also apply to local secure detentio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) |
| VA | SB1337 | Venue in civil cases; conduct of business activity; change of venue. Provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant that is not an individual has its principal office or principal place of business. Currently, Category B venue exists where t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) |
| VA | SB828 | Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; penalties. Authorizes an animal control officer or law-enforcement officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons where the officer believes that the owner of a vicious dog has willfully failed to comply with t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) |
| VA | SB840 | Vacation of criminal conviction for fraud upon the court. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code or any rule of court to the contrary, a person convicted of a felony or a juvenile found delinquent of an offense that would be a felony... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | SB1114 | Prior sex offenses against children admissible in evidence. Provides that in a criminal case in which the defendant is accused of an offense of child sexual abuse, evidence of the defendant's conviction of another offense or offenses of child sexual ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | HB1766 | Prior sex offenses admissible in evidence. Provides that in a criminal case in which the defendant is accused of an offense of sexual abuse, evidence of the defendant's conviction of another offense or offenses of sexual abuse is admissible and may b... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1517 | Notice of intent to use involuntary intoxication offense. Provides that in any case in which a person charged with a felony intends (i) to put in issue his involuntary intoxication at the time of the offense charged and (ii) to present testimony of a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) |
