Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1500
Civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Charlie Schmidt
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records. Provides that, in addition to methods for how service of process may be effected on certain corporations, any subpoena issued pursuant to a civil or criminal proceeding for electronic records, electronically stored information, or other documents or records that are stored outside of the Commonwealth by a nonparty commercial enterprise may be served within or outside of the Commonwealth by hand, certified mail, commercial delivery service, facsimile, or electronic means.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 868 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1500ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109466D-S1 - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1500) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Presented and ordered printed 26101678D