Civil and criminal actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records.
Summary
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, commercial delivery service, facsimile, or electronic means.
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 23, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Courts of Justice Substitute
→
Enrolled
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2 edits
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Apr 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and approved as an Enrolled Act, moving from a Senate Substitute to its final legislative form. The substantive legal text remains unchanged, establishing new rules for serving subpoenas to nonparty commercial enterprises for electronic records stored outside Virginia.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it applies to civil actions involving subpoenas for electronic records held by nonparty commercial enterprises.
TECHNICAL
The bill status changed from a proposed Senate Substitute to an Enrolled Act, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to add non-breaking spaces between section numbers and text for better readability in the final code.
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
30
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 868 (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 (HB1500ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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 with substitute (15-Y 0-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 (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26101678D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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