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Civil actions; assignment as business litigation action; requirements. Allows counsel for any party or the judge of the circuit court initially assigned to certain civil actions to request to have such action assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to have such civil action assigned as a business litigation action. The bill provides that an action to be eligible to be considered a business litigation action, the action shall (i) have a minimum amount in controversy of $1,000,000, (ii) present special complexity, including specialized issues or acute litigation management needs, and (iii) fall into one or more of several enumerated categories of civil actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 2, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A)
Read second time
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB369)
Committee substitute printed 26106454D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N 2-A)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101724D
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Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy