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| Bill | Actions for personal injury, etc., on behalf of decedent's estate, appeal apptmt. of administrator. | Actions for personal injury or death by wrongful act against or on behalf of a decedent's estate; appeal of appointment of administrator. Creates a process by which a person interested in the administration of an estate or the appointment of an administrator in an action brought for personal injury or death by wrongful act against or on behalf of a decedent's estate may appeal an order from the clerk of a circuit court that appoints an administrator in such matter. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1510 | Virginia HB 1510 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1510 (2026) — Actions for personal injury, etc., on behalf of decedent's estate, appeal apptmt. of administrator.
Actions for personal injury or death by wrongful act against or on behalf of a decedent's estate; appeal of appointment of administrator. Creates a process by which a person interested in the administration of an estate or the appointment of an administrator in an action brought for personal injury or death by wrongful act against or on behalf of a decedent's estate may appeal an order from the clerk of a circuit court that appoints an administrator in such matter. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-23 Presented and ordered printed 26103495D
introduction - 2026-01-23 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1510)
- 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1510ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1510)
- 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70682099-c709-4563-b04a-74b1700e64f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).