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Virginia General Assembly · SB 597 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 1019

Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-804, 8.01-512.3, 8.01-515, 34-29, and 58.1-3952 of the Code of Virginia, relating to wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. Limits a treasurer's lien issued with respect to wages or salary to 25 percent of the delinquent taxpayer's disposable earnings in a single pay period. The 25 percent limitation shall not apply (i) if the lien issuer determines that the adjusted gross income of the delinquent taxpayer exceeds 250 percent of the poverty guideline amount adjusted for household size; (ii) if a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines, by clear a
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1019 (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

Lashrecse D. Aird

Recorded votes

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 20-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 76, N 20, X 4
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 39, X 1
Passed House (83-Y 14-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 83, N 14, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 15, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 39, X 1
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · 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.
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