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General district courts; jurisdictional limits. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for all civil actions. Under current law, only civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death have a maximum jurisdictional limit of $50,000. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1291ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
Enrolled
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100257D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Mark J. Peake