Virginia Senate Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Tort Claims Act; filing of claim where agency alleged to be liable is the Department of Transportation; electronic filing. Provides that, where a claim against the Commonwealth alleges that the Department of Transportation is liable, notice of such claim is to be filed with the Commissioner of Highways. The bill further directs the Commissioner of Highways to promptly deliver notice of such claim to the Attorney General if such claim is outside of any settlement authority delegated to the Department of Transportation by the Attorney General. The bill allows for the electronic filing of tort claims when a filing is made with the Commissioner of Highways.

Virginia Tort Claims Act; electronic filing when notice filed with Department of Transportation.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2016-04-20 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-20		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)
2016-04-20	House	Enacted, Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-04-20	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2016-04-20	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2016-04-20	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB240ER2)
2016-04-20	Senate	Reenrolled
2016-04-20		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2016-04-20	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
2016-04-20	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
2016-04-20	House	Passed by temporarily
2016-04-20	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-11	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2016-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
2016-03-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
2016-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-29	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-29	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB240ER)
2016-02-29	Senate	Enrolled
2016-02-26	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26	House	Read third time
2016-02-25	House	Read second time
2016-02-24	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2016-02-03	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-03	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-01-21	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2016-01-20	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2016-01-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
2016-01-06	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100974D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	195.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB240
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB240+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB240ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB240ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0760+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0018+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0028SB0240+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0055SB0240+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0802V0088+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0388+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0980+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1118SB0240+SB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1454+SB0240