Virginia House Bill 446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 7 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0281)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Establishment of damages for unlawful entry or unlawful detainer; exclusion of witnesses. Increases from 90 days to 120 days the time during which a plaintiff for whom a verdict or judgment and grant of possession is entered on an unlawful entry or detainer claim may continue the case to establish final rent and damages. The bill adds managing agents in unlawful detainer claims brought in general district court to the list of individuals exempt from being excluded as a witness in a civil case.

Civil judgment procedure; damages, witnesses, failure of defendants to appear.

Del. George Loupassi [R]

2016-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0281)
2016-03-07		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 281 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
2016-03-04	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
2016-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-29	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-29	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB446ER)
2016-02-29	House	Enrolled
2016-02-26	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 16105786D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB446S1
2016-02-24	Senate	Substitute by Senator Obenshain agreed to 16105786D-S1
2016-02-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-24	Senate	Floor substitute printed 16105786D-S1 (Obenshain)
2016-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-23	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N 2-A)
2016-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-09	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB446H1
2016-02-08	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16104866D-H1
2016-02-08	House	Read second time
2016-02-05	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 16104866D-H1
2016-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2016-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101078D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	88	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	128	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	28	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	375	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB446
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB446+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB446H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB446S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB446ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0281+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0802V0060+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0043+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0346+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0275+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0564HB0446+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0590HB0446+HB0446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1007+HB0446