VA SB 369
Status unknownCivil actions; assignment as business litigation action, requirements, delayed effective date.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 369 pass?
The current status of VA SB 369 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
What is VA SB 369 about?
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.
Who sponsors VA SB 369?
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy is the primary sponsor of VA SB 369.
Description
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
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-02 — Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-02
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
2026-02-23
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-19
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-19
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-16
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-13
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-13
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-13
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-12
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-12
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12
Rules suspended
2026-02-11
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-05
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB369)
2026-01-30
Committee substitute printed 26106454D-S1
substitution
2026-01-28
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N 2-A)
committee-passage
2026-01-28
Senate committee offered
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101724D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute
2026-01-28 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Scott A. Surovell: abstain
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- Richard H. Stuart: not voting
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: not voting
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Russet Perry: abstain
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-11 · pass · 12-3
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- 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: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-12 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-16 · pass · 36-3
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: no
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: no
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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