Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 369
Civil actions; assignment as business litigation action, requirements, delayed effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
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.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 2, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB369) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106454D-S1 - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N 2-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101724D