2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1291: General district courts; increases jurisdictional limits.
Legislative Summary
General district courts; jurisdictional limits. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for all civil actions. Under current law, only civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death have a maximum jurisdictional limit of $50,000. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100257D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1291ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Mark Peake
Republican