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Bill Signing of pleadings, etc., of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required. Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required. Provides that every initial pleading, motion, or other paper of a party filed in any action in a court of record represented by an attorney shall include the attorney's mailing address, Virginia State Bar number, email address, and telephone number on the first pleading filed by that attorney in the action. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 555 Virginia HB 555 (2026)
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Virginia HB 555 (2026) — Signing of pleadings, etc., of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required.

Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required. Provides that every initial pleading, motion, or other paper of a party filed in any action in a court of record represented by an attorney shall include the attorney's mailing address, Virginia State Bar number, email address, and telephone number on the first pleading filed by that attorney in the action. As introduced, this bill was 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. Civil Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 100 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 190 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jessica L. Anderson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103518D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-01-19 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil referral-committee
  • 2026-01-21 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-01-28 Committee substitute printed 26105801D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-01-28 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-02 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-02 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-04 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 (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-30 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB555ER) 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
  • 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 401 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5efec4f2-3659-411b-8ece-73f8dc5ba9e7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).