Summons for unlawful detainer; initial hearing, subsequent filings, termination notice.
Summary
Provides that if an initial hearing on a summons for unlawful detainer cannot be held within 21 days from the date of filing, it shall be held as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date of the filing. The bill further provides that an order of possession for the premises in an unlawful detainer action shall not be entered unless the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney or agent has presented a copy of a proper termination notice that the court admits into evidence. The bill allows a plaintiff to amend the amount alleged to be due and owing in an unlawful detainer action to request all amounts due and owing as of the date of a hearing on the action and to further amend such an amount to include additional amounts that become due and owing prior to the final disposition of a pending unlawful detainer action. The bill prohibits a plaintiff from filing a subsequent and additional unlawful detainer summons for such additional amounts and is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 4, 2019
Signed Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Feb 22, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1922H1
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104793D-H1
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101387D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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