VA SB 228
Status unknownLocalities; liability insurance, certain waiver of sovereign immunity.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 228 pass?
The current status of VA SB 228 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 228 about?
Localities; liability insurance; certain waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that a locality or political subdivision may provide liability insurance, including self-insurance, to cover damages or other expenses in certain civil actions arising out of an act or omission of certain officers, employees, board or commission members, or volunteers while such person is acting within the scope of his official duties. The bill provides that the provision of such liability insurance or self-insurance shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity in an amount not to exceed the combined total of any self-insurance coverage, insurance coverage under a group self-insurance pool, or any coverage pursuant to a policy purchased from an insurance company, including any excess or reserve coverage. The bill also provides that the insurer or self-insured shall not have a duty to defend or indemnify any covered person in cases where the act or omission took place outside the scope of such covered person's employment or official duties, where such act or omission was done maliciously or occurred as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, or is otherwise excluded by the terms of the policy.
Who sponsors VA SB 228?
Scott A. Surovell is the primary sponsor of VA SB 228.
Description
Localities; liability insurance; certain waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that a locality or political subdivision may provide liability insurance, including self-insurance, to cover damages or other expenses in certain civil actions arising out of an act or omission of certain officers, employees, board or commission members, or volunteers while such person is acting within the scope of his official duties. The bill provides that the provision of such liability insurance or self-insurance shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity in an amount not to exceed the combined total of any self-insurance coverage, insurance coverage under a group self-insurance pool, or any coverage pursuant to a policy purchased from an insurance company, including any excess or reserve coverage. The bill also provides that the insurer or self-insured shall not have a duty to defend or indemnify any covered person in cases where the act or omission took place outside the scope of such covered person's employment or official duties, where such act or omission was done maliciously or occurred as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, or is otherwise excluded by the terms of the policy.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-10
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101500D
filing,introduction
2026-01-10
Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/21/2026 3:35 pm)
2026-02-04
Senate committee offered
2026-02-04
Failed to report from Courts of Justice with substitute
committee-failure
2026-02-04
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 5-N 3-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-06
Committee substitute printed 26106267D-S1
substitution
2026-02-12
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Votes
Rereferred from Local Government
2026-01-19 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute
2026-02-04 · pass · 6-5
Member-level votes (15)
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: not voting
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Lamont Bagby: abstain
- Lashrecse D. Aird: abstain
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: abstain
- Barbara A. Favola: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-12 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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