Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
It became law on Apr 8, 2026.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +6
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2026
What it does
Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Virgil Thornton
- Charniele Herring
- Cliff Hayes
- Dave Marsden
- Debra Gardner
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Jeion Ward
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Mark C. Downey
- Stacey Annie Carroll
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Where it goes next
It is law in Virginia. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.