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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 565: Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts.

Enacted Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 565 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts. Primary sponsor: Glen Sturtevant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508).

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.

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts. Expands the scope of Chapters 127 and 133 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025, which increased certain claim limits and license threshold amounts, to apply to any claimant who filed a verified claim with the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation on or after June 6, 2024, for recovery from the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund and whose claim was thereafter approved by the Board for Contractors.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Glen SturtevantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 508 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB565)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Signed by President
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB565ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
  12. Engrossed by House as amended

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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