Phil Hernandez
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 94
Primary
Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. Increases the cap currently in place for suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for appellants during the pendency of an appeal of a civil action from $25 million to $200 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2028, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, this monetary cap to be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-676.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2351ER)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N)
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 12-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107051D-S1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101564D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Governor's Recommendation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Courts of Justice Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
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