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type: "Bill"
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title: "Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations."
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description: "Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations. Provides that the statute of limitations for an action for death by wrongful act shall be tolled during the pendency of any criminal prosecution that arises out of the same facts as such action. The bill's provisions apply only to causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2025. As introduced, this bill was 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: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2387"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2387 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Candi Mundon King"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/374997a2-caa7-424f-b042-4ed05c27e51a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2387"
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source_hash: "a5fc37cebb1ab102e685d8b87ce9cb688b90a0cf5f34811b82774285d2b23592"
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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 2387 (2025) — Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations.
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Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations. Provides that the statute of limitations for an action for death by wrongful act shall be tolled during the pendency of any criminal prosecution that arises out of the same facts as such action. The bill's provisions apply only to causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2025. As introduced, this bill was 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/1016153.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070986.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028970.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030160.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057300.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Candi Mundon King — primary (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102766D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17** Assigned Courts sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-24** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-29** Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-01-29** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2025-01-29** Printed as engrossed 25102766D-E
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- **2025-01-30** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-31** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-14** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-14** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-17** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-19** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2387ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-22** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-18** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)
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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/374997a2-caa7-424f-b042-4ed05c27e51a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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