---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation."
description: "Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1389"
citation: "Virginia SB 1389 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lewis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e992d2c-e30a-44d7-b192-0628e41e177c"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1389"
source_hash: "4545aff722c9e5b5914c67b103782e8c4d9c501f0e7f10371d073b29d6d4c941"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1389 (2023) — Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0411** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0411)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106035D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1389S1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103955D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1389)
4. **SB1389ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1389ER)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103955D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Committee substitute printed 23106035D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (SB1389S1)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23106035D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1389S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20** Passed by for the day
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-24** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1389ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1389ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e992d2c-e30a-44d7-b192-0628e41e177c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).