Civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-301 and 19.2-267 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-301.1, relating to civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records. Provides that, in addition to methods for how service of process may be effected on certain corporations, any subpoena issued pursuant to a civil or criminal proceeding for electronic records, electronically stored information, or other documents or records that are stored outside of the Commonwealth by a nonparty commercial enterprise may be served within or outside of the Commonwealth by hand, certified mail, comme
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 23, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 868 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Charlie Schmidt
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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