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type: "Bill"
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title: "Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing."
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description: "Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 528"
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citation: "Virginia HB 528 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Virgil Thornton"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4de4fa84-a733-4028-a0de-86ebebcbbe3a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB528"
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source_hash: "bd3cd92cc6a648de85e0bcec0efa9d2f9ee69dfa8e1e04af3d2b5572309e0bcd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 528 (2026) — Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
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Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084817.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217670.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210746.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Virgil Thornton — primary (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103506D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB528)
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- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-28** Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-03** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-05** Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB528ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB528)
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 399 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4de4fa84-a733-4028-a0de-86ebebcbbe3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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