HB 2387 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations.

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill changes the formatting and layout of HB 2387 from its enrolled version to its chaptered version, converting it into official Virginia law. The substantive legal text remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments like adding chapter numbers, approval dates, and page breaks for publication purposes.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter number (Chapter 37) and approval date (March 18, 2025) to convert the bill into official law

Reformatted text with proper spacing, indentation, and line breaks for publication in the Virginia Acts of Assembly

Added page breaks and section headers for official record-keeping purposes

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2387ER)

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors