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

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/17/2020Presented and ordered printed 20100332D
01/17/2020Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
01/24/2020Assigned Juciciary sub: Civil Law
01/24/2020Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
02/05/2020Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2020Committee substitute printed 20107611D-S1
02/07/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2020Read second time
02/10/2020Reading of substitute waived
02/10/2020Committee substitute agreed to 20107611D-S1
02/10/2020Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1043S1
02/11/2020Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2020Placed on Calendar
02/14/2020Read first time
02/14/2020Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/27/2020Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/28/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
03/02/2020Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)