VA SB895 | 2018 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 895 (Prior Session Legislation)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Punitive damages cap. Raises the punitive damages cap from $350,000 to $500,000 for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2018.

Punitive damages; raises cap from $350,000 to $500,000.

2018-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) (Y: 24 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-06	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2018-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-02-05	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-05	House	Read first time
2018-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-01-30	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
2018-01-29	Senate	Printed as engrossed 18105038D-E
2018-01-29	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB895E
2018-01-29	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2018-01-29	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2018-01-29	Senate	Read second time
2018-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
2018-01-19	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-19	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 18105038D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	38.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB895
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB895+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB895E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0181+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0162SB0895+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0220SB0895+SB0895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0802V0116+SB0895