Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons. (SB1043)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patrons Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk), and Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. Under current law, such order is permitted only where six or more plaintiffs have filed such actions. The bill further requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2020, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20100332D |
01/17/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
01/24/2020 | Assigned Juciciary sub: Civil Law |
01/24/2020 | Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law |
02/05/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107611D-S1 |
02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2020 | Read second time |
02/10/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/10/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107611D-S1 |
02/10/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1043S1 |
02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2020 | Read first time |
02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/27/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
03/02/2020 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |