HB 1111 VA

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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.

• Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104801D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107507D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
15. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) · upper
16. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage rejected by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Reading of amendment not waived · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to · upper
24. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
25. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Blank Action · upper
27. Mar 12, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1111ER) · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 735 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senator Surovell Amendment · HTML
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML