Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 528
Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
Cosponsors (9)
- David W. Marsden (Democratic)
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
- Mark C. Downey
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 399 (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 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB528) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB528ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB528) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103506D