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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (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).