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| Bill | Arbitration; high-volume service providers, selection of arbitrator, civil remedies. | Arbitration; high-volume arbitration service providers; selection of arbitrator; civil remedies. Requires a high-volume arbitration service provider, defined in the bill as a person or entity that administers, facilitates, or provides arbitration services in the Commonwealth and that conducts more than 100 arbitrations per year that arise from a pre-dispute arbitration agreement involving a Virginia-connected transaction, to establish and maintain certain procedures related to the selection of an arbitrator. Under the bill, a party aggrieved by a high-volume arbitration service provider that has failed to comply with such requirements may seek injunctive relief or other appropriate civil remedy or make an application with a circuit court to vacate an arbitration award in accordance with current law. The bill also requires all high-volume arbitration service providers to report information related to certain arbitrations annually with the State Corporation Commission and permits the Commission to impose a $10,000 civil penalty per violation on high-volume arbitration service providers who fail to comply with the provisions of the bill. Finally, the bill provides that these provisions shall apply to arbitration agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2026. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 227 | Virginia SB 227 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 227 (2026) — Arbitration; high-volume service providers, selection of arbitrator, civil remedies.
Arbitration; high-volume arbitration service providers; selection of arbitrator; civil remedies. Requires a high-volume arbitration service provider, defined in the bill as a person or entity that administers, facilitates, or provides arbitration services in the Commonwealth and that conducts more than 100 arbitrations per year that arise from a pre-dispute arbitration agreement involving a Virginia-connected transaction, to establish and maintain certain procedures related to the selection of an arbitrator. Under the bill, a party aggrieved by a high-volume arbitration service provider that has failed to comply with such requirements may seek injunctive relief or other appropriate civil remedy or make an application with a circuit court to vacate an arbitration award in accordance with current law. The bill also requires all high-volume arbitration service providers to report information related to certain arbitrations annually with the State Corporation Commission and permits the Commission to impose a $10,000 civil penalty per violation on high-volume arbitration service providers who fail to comply with the provisions of the bill. Finally, the bill provides that these provisions shall apply to arbitration agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2026.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 14–1 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Amendments R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100636D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-10 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Courts of Justice Substitute
- 2026-01-21 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-23 Committee substitute printed 26105387D-S1
substitution - 2026-01-23 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-26 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-28 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB227)
- 2026-02-03 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-17 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-03-04 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-03-04 Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2026-03-04 Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-06 House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-12 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-12 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB227ER)
passage - 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB227)
- 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1337a4c6-392f-44fd-a3fd-7320e2bf1a37. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).