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2016 SESSION

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SB 240 Virginia Tort Claims Act; electronic filing when notice filed with Department of Transportation.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Virginia Tort Claims Act; filing of claim where agency alleged to be liable is the Department of Transportation; electronic filing. Provides that, where a claim against the Commonwealth alleges that the Department of Transportation is liable, notice of such claim is to be filed with the Commissioner of Highways. The bill further directs the Commissioner of Highways to promptly deliver notice of such claim to the Attorney General if such claim is outside of any settlement authority delegated to the Department of Transportation by the Attorney General. The bill allows for the electronic filing of tort claims when a filing is made with the Commissioner of Highways.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100974D  pdf
• 02/29/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB240ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/20/16  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB240ER2)  pdf
• 04/20/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/06/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100974D
• 01/06/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/16  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/21/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/16  House: Read first time
• 02/03/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/17/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Read second time
• 02/26/16  House: Read third time
• 02/26/16  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/29/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB240ER)
• 02/29/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/16  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
• 03/04/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
• 03/11/16  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/20/16  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/16  House: Passed by temporarily
• 04/20/16  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/16  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/16  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/20/16  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/20/16  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB240ER2)
• 04/20/16  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/20/16  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/20/16  House: Enacted, Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/16)
• 04/20/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)