HB 2351 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.

Summary
Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. Increases the cap currently in place for suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for appellants during the pendency of an appeal of a civil action from $25 million to $200 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2028, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, this monetary cap to be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Courts of Justice Substitute Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 22, 2025
MINOR
The bill has transitioned from a draft substitute version to its final enrolled form, making it an official law. The substantive text of the bill regarding civil litigation suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit remains unchanged, with the primary modifications being the addition of session metadata and the official approval status.
TECHNICAL

Added session year (2025) and chapter designation to the header.

Added the official 'Approved' status to finalize the bill as law.

Removed draft indicators such as 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' and committee attribution.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
6
May 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2351ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 12-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Phil Hernandez
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
VA
94