Virginia Senate Bill 771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0907)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Interlocutory appeals; immunity. Provides that, when the circuit court has entered in any pending civil action an order or decree that is not otherwise appealable, a party may file in such court a motion requesting that the court certify such order or decree for interlocutory appeal. The bill further provides that if such certification is opposed by any party the parties may brief the motion. Within 15 days of the entry of an order granting such certification, a petition for appeal may be filed with the appellate court having jurisdiction from a final judgment in the proceeding. Current law specifies that such petition must be filed within 10 days of such certification. The bill further provides that when, prior to the commencement of trial, the circuit court has entered an order granting or denying a plea of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity that, if granted, would immunize the movant from compulsory participation in the proceeding, the order is eligible for immediate appellate review. The bill specifies that any person aggrieved by such order may file a petition for review with the appropriate appellate court. The bill provides that the failure of a party to seek interlocutory review shall not preclude review of the issue on appeal from a final order and that an order denying such review shall not preclude review of the issue on appeal from a final order. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Interlocutory appeals; immunity, petitions or appeals, civil actions.

Sen. William Stanley [R]

2020-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0907)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 907 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-10		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-10	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
2020-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-27	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB771ER)
2020-02-27	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-24	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Read third time
2020-02-21	House	Read second time
2020-02-19	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20102379D-E
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB771E
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102379D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	670.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB771
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB771+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB771E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB771ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0907+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0283+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0591SB0771+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0599SB0771+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0607SB0771+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0094+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0354+SB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1315+SB0771