Judgments; limitations on enforcement, docketing of gen. district court judgments in circuit court.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-251, 16.1-69.55, and 16.1-94.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitations on enforcement of judgments; docketing of general district court judgments in the circuit court.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Limitations on enforcement of judgments; docketing of general district court judgments in the circuit court. Provides that, for judgments entered in the general district court on or after July 1, 2026, where enforcement of such judgments is sought by a debt buyer, the docketing of an abstract of such judgment in the circuit court shall not effect the 10-year limitation period to enforce such judgment. Under current law, such docketing allows a general district court judgment to be treated as a j
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 848 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Marcus B. Simon
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 67, N 30, X 2
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 8, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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