2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2636: Assignment of causes of action; limitations.

Legislative Summary

Assignment of causes of action. Provides that the limitations on assignable causes of action shall not prohibit any injured party or his estate from making a voluntary assignment of the proceeds or anticipated proceeds into a self-settled trust for which the injured party is the beneficiary, including self-settled trusts for the charitable purpose of one or more charitable organizations.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104150D
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Senator Surovell, Scott A. Amendments agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2636ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)

Amendments

Senate Amendments

Senate Amendments

Not Adopted

Senator Surovell, Scott A. Amendments

Senator Surovell, Scott A. Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20252.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/20253.0 KB