Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.
Summary
Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. Increases the cap currently in place for suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for appellants during the pendency of an appeal of a civil action from $25 million to $50 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2031, and at each five-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, this monetary cap to be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 735 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1111ER)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Reading of amendment not waived
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
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