Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
Summary
Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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MINOR
This bill finalizes the legislative process for HB 528 by adding chapter and approval details. The substantive legal text regarding how death claims are compromised remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks.
Scope change
No change to the scope or applicability of the law; the bill's subject matter is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Added chapter number (Chapter 399), specific approval date (April 8, 2026), and session header formatting required for the final published version of the act.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing within the legal text to match the standard layout of the official Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 399 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB528ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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