Homestead exemption; bankruptcy exemptions.
Summary
Homestead exemption; bankruptcy exemptions. Makes various changes to homestead exemptions, including providing that the official schedule of property claimed exempt filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court in a bankruptcy proceeding constitutes a sufficient writing to exempt such real and personal property from creditor process. The bill also provides that a householder may hold exempt from creditor process real or personal property that the householder or his dependent uses as a principal residence not exceeding $25,000 in value. The bill requires that the dollar amounts of the homestead exemption shall be adjusted triennially based on the United States Average Consumer Price Index.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 328 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB790S1
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108364D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB790H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106775D-H1
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104136D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
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