HB 1234 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.

Summary
Limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensionsand renewals. Provides that after a judgment has been extendedtwice, it may be extended in the same manner for additional 10-yearperiods only upon motion of the judgment creditor or his assigneein a circuit court in which the judgment is docketed or recordedas a lien, with notice to the judgment debtor, and an order of suchcourt granting leave to the judgment creditor or his assignee tofile such certificate of extension. The bill further extends fromfive to 10 years the timeframe within which a suit shall be broughtto enforce the lien of a judgment. The bill allows a judgment creditor'sassignee or such assignee's attorney or authorized agent to go throughthe process to extend the limitations period.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1234H1
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106040D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104536D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chris Head
Chris Head
RRepublican
VA
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