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| Bill | Pleadings, motions, and other papers; signature defects. | Signature defects on pleadings, motions, and other papers. Clarifies that any pleading, motion, or other paper that is not properly signed is defective and voidable. The bill further provides that failure to timely raise signature defects waives any challenge based on such a defect and that a signature defect shall be cured within 21 days after it is brought to the attention of the pleader or movant, or the pleading, motion, or other paper that contains the signature defect shall be stricken. This bill is identical to SB 229. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 1378 | Virginia HB 1378 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 1378 (2020) — Pleadings, motions, and other papers; signature defects.
Signature defects on pleadings, motions, and other papers. Clarifies that any pleading, motion, or other paper that is not properly signed is defective and voidable. The bill further provides that failure to timely raise signature defects waives any challenge based on such a defect and that a signature defect shall be cured within 21 days after it is brought to the attention of the pleader or movant, or the pleading, motion, or other paper that contains the signature defect shall be stricken. This bill is identical to SB 229.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0074) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1378ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1378ER) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) — 11–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101533D
introduction - 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2020-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2020-01-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-22 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-24 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-01-27 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2020-01-28 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-01-28 VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-01-29 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2020-02-12 Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2020-02-20 Enrolled
- 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-21 Signed by President
- 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
- 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
- 2020-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 74 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e868c68c-992e-470d-865a-71f5b681de60. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).