Virginia House Bill 1111

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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 $50 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2031, and at each five-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.

Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.

Del. Phil Hernandez [D]

2026-03-12 - House - Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (Y: 63 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage rejected by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A) (Y: 17 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-03-10 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A) (Y: 69 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735)
2026-04-13		Approved by Governor-Chapter 735 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-31		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31	House	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-30	Senate	Signed by President
2026-03-30	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1111ER)
2026-03-30	House	Enrolled
2026-03-12	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	Senate	Blank Action
2026-03-11	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2026-03-11	Senate	Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to
2026-03-11	Senate	Reading of amendment not waived
2026-03-11	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage rejected by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	Senate	Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	Senate	Read third time
2026-03-10	Senate	Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-10	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-03-09	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
2026-02-18	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17	House	Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A)
2026-02-16	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-16	House	committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-16	House	Read second time
2026-02-13	House	Read first time
2026-02-11	House	Committee substitute printed 26107507D-H1
2026-02-11	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2026-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
2026-02-09	House	House subcommittee offered
2026-01-29	House	Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
2026-01-14	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-14	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104801D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111HC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111HC2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111H1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/CHAP0735
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111AS1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1111/text/HB1111EDOC
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/H08002V2612351
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/H08V2612872
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/26110338
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/S13V2757
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/SV1204
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/SV1243
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/SV1249
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/SV1259
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1111/20261/26111135