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2024 SESSION

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SB 587 Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons.

Introduced by: Lamont Bagby | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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. Under current law, such order is permitted only where six or more plaintiffs have filed such actions. The bill further requires the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2024, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, except that the provisions of the bill requiring the Supreme Court to promulgate rules are effective in due course.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103334D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103334D
• 01/10/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/24  Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB259-Surovell) (15-Y 0-N)