Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 recommendatio
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 399 (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
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Virgil ThorntonKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieStacey Annie CarrollMark C. DowneyDebra D. GardnerC.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Charniele L. HerringDestiny LeVere BollingJeion A. WardDavid W. Marsden
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 19, X 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-21 · 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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