Civil actions; actions filed on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons.
Summary
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2021, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1180ES1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Surovell agreed to
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103326D-S1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-3)
senate
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102394D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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