VA SB1180 | 2021 | 1st Special Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB1180
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-01 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-01 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2021, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2021, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.
Title
Civil actions; actions filed on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) (Y: 4 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2021-02-19 | House | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) |
| 2021-02-18 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2021-02-08 | House | Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2021-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 21103326D-ES1 |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1180ES1 |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Surovell agreed to |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 21103326D-S1 |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2021-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-27 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 21103326D-S1 |
| 2021-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N) |
| 2021-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2021-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102394D |
Same As/Similar To
SB1180 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
