SB 587

Abstract

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 separatecivil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarlysituated persons involve common questions of law or fact and ariseout of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactionsor occurrences. Under current law, such order is permitted only wheresix or more plaintiffs have filed such actions. The bill furtherrequires the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate rules no laterthan November 1, 2024, governing such actions. The bill has a delayedeffective date of July 1, 2025, except that the provisions of thebill requiring the Supreme Court to promulgate rules are effectivein due course.