SB 474 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.

Summary
Requirement for appeals bond; indigent parties;appeal of unlawful detainer. Removes the requirement for an indigentdefendant in civil actions to post an appeal bond in any civil caseappealed from the general district court. The bill also removes provisionsof the Code allowing a plaintiff in an unlawful detainer case thathas been appealed to the circuit court to request the judge to ordera writ of eviction immediately upon entry of judgment for possession.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Vetoed
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Vetoed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 27, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (65-Y 35-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB474S1
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105634D-S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102455D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors