Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments.
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-511, 8.01-511.1, 8.01-512.3, and 8.01-512.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 34-4.3 and 34-4.4, relating to exemptions from garnishment;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance; certain benefit payments; procedure for financial institutions. Requires certain financial institutions to automatically exempt from garnishment (i) a minimum protected account balance, defined in the bill as the combined total of not more than $1,000 in a judgment debtor's account or across multiple accounts in the same financial institution, and (ii) a protected amount of certain benefit payments, defined in the bill, that have be
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 637 (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
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Phil M. HernandezAdele Y. McClureBonita G. AnthonyKatrina CallsenNicole ColeRae CousinsDebra D. GardnerDestiny LeVere BollingDelores L. McQuinnKathy K.L. TranJeion A. Ward
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 20, N 18, X 2
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 1
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 92, X 2, N 6
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 21, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 9, X 1, N 1
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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