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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2351: Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2351 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. Primary sponsor: Phil Hernandez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 $200 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2028, and at each three-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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse94

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
  3. Communicated to Governor
  4. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
  5. Governor's recommendation received by House
  6. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  8. Signed by President
  9. Signed by Speaker
  10. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2351ER)
  11. Enrolled
  12. Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source