Virginia 2023, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 845 — Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 28, 2022. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 24, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 10 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Signed by President

  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB845ER)

  8. Enrolled

  9. VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 1-N)

  10. Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)

  11. Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  12. Conference substitute printed 23107516D-S1

  13. Amended by conference committee

  14. Delegates: Bell, Campbell, J.L., Maldonado

  15. Conferees appointed by House

  16. Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Obenshain

  17. Conferees appointed by Senate

  18. Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)

  19. House requested conference committee

  20. House insisted on amendment

  21. House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)

  22. VOTE: Passage (77-Y 19-N)

  23. Passed House with amendment (77-Y 19-N)

  24. Engrossed by House as amended

  25. Committee amendment agreed to

  26. Read third time

  27. Read second time

  28. Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N)

  29. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)

  30. Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2

  31. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  32. Read first time

  33. Placed on Calendar

  34. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  35. Read second time and engrossed

  36. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  37. Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)

  38. Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law

  39. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  40. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102261D

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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