VA SB863 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 31 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-06 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 31 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-06 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. Expands the Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act to apply to civil actions brought by prisoners who are represented by counsel. Under current law, the provisions of the Act apply only to pro se prisoners. The bill clarifies that the Act shall apply to all civil actions for money damages brought under the laws of the Commonwealth and civil actions for injunctive, declaratory, or mandamus relief brought under the laws of the Commonwealth or federal law. The bill also provides that the Act shall apply to civil actions brought by prisoners who are currently or were formerly incarcerated in any state or local correctional facility or a facility operated under the Corrections Private Management Act and that all such civil actions shall be brought in the circuit court of the city or county in which the prison is located where the prisoner was housed when his cause of action arose. The bill also clarifies when a genuine issue of material fact exists for the purposes of a summary judgment.
Title
Va. Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; expands the Act to apply to civil actions brought by prisoners.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-02-06 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 4-N) |
2022-12-31 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2022-12-31 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101463D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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8 | 01 | 690 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 693 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 01 | 696 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |