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HB 555 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Signing of pleadings, etc., of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required.

Summary
Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required. Provides that every initial pleading, motion, or other paper of a party filed in any action in a court of record represented by an attorney shall include the attorney's mailing address, Virginia State Bar number, email address, and telephone number on the first pleading filed by that attorney in the action. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
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 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Civil Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 401, effective April 8, 2026. The substantive legal text regarding attorney signatures and sanctions remains identical to the previous version, with only minor formatting adjustments to section references.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect its status as an approved Chaptered Act with a specific approval date, while the underlying legal requirements for signing pleadings and sanctions remain unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 401 (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 (HB555ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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