# Virginia SB904: Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions.

Virginia SB904, Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-28 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB904-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB904
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-05
- Last action: 2025-01-28, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (17 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Medical malpractice; limitation on recovery; certain actions. Eliminates the cap on the recovery in actions against health care providers for medical malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2025, and occurred against a patient age 10 or younger.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | 1 |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-28: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB904) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102053D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013766.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013765.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013766.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013765.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB904-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).