HB526Introduced in the House of Delegates
Civil Actions - Settlement Agreements - Payment and Release
Introduced by Aaron Kaufman, District 18
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring a settling defendant in a tort action for money damages to provide a proposed release to a plaintiff within 10 days and to pay all sums due to a plaintiff under a settlement agreement within 15 days; providing for the protection by a plaintiff of certain third-party rights of recovery or subrogation; and establishing the accrual of interest on settlement sums under certain circumstances.
Where it stands
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
January 29, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
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Bill history
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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