HB 86 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Summons for unlawful detainer; specifies a process by which a plaintiff may amend amount due to him.

Summary
Summons for unlawful detainer; hearing date; amendments to amount due; subsequent filings. Specifies a process by which a plaintiff, plaintiff's attorney, or agent in an unlawful detainer action may amend the amount due to him in an unlawful detainer action. The bill further provides that if such an amendment is permitted the plaintiff shall not subsequently file additional warrants in debt against the defendant for additional amounts if those amounts could have been included in such amended amount. The bill provides that if the plaintiff requests all amounts due and owing as of the date of the hearing or if the court grants an amendment of the amounts requested, the plaintiff shall not subsequently file additional unlawful detainers or warrants in debt against the defendant for such additional amounts if those amounts could have been included in the amended amount.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Dec 28, 2023 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB86ER)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
VA
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