VA SB111 | 2016 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 111 (Prior Session Legislation)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Punitive damages cap. Raises the punitive damages cap from $350,000 to $500,000 for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2016.

Punitive damages; raises cap for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2016.

2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-08	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2016-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-02-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2016-02-05	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-05	House	Read first time
2016-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-02	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
2016-02-01	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2016-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2016-01-27	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
2015-12-28	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-12-28	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101414D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	38.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB111
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB111+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0065+SB0111
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0137+SB0111
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0135SB0111+SB0111
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0162SB0111+SB0111