Bill Text: VA HB1513 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Jail authorities; sovereign immunity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB1513 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1513-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1513 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 5, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3.1 of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-95.25, relating to jail authorities; sovereign immunity. ---------- Patron-- Minchew ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 3.1 of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-95.25 as follows:

§53.1-95.25. Sovereign immunity.

Any authority created pursuant to §53.1-95.2 shall enjoy the protection of the Commonwealth's sovereign immunity in the performance of its government functions as allowed by this Chapter.