Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments.
Introduced
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 638 (latest official status)
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
Passed House (81-Y 15-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 81, N 15, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 18, N 4
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · X 1, N 6, Y 8
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 15
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 638.