Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
24–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic31
77% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Corderman) Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-18-2)
senate
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Muse
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Waldstreicher
DDemocratic
P
Jim Rosapepe
DDemocratic
P
Nick Charles
DDemocratic
P
Will Smith
DDemocratic
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