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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unlawful detainer; initial hearings on a summons, etc."
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description: "Provides that, at the initial hearing on a summons for unlawful detainer, upon request of the plaintiff, the court shall bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages. The bill requires the court, on such continuance date, to permit amendment of the amount requested on a summons for unlawful detainer in accordance with the notice of hearing, evidence presented to the court, and the amounts contracted for in the rental agreement. The bill further clarifies types of judgments for which a writ of possession may be immediately executed but specifies that an eviction pursuant to such a writ shall not be executed (i) until the expiration of a tenant's 10-day appeal period or (ii) if a tenant perfects an appeal. The bill removes certain requirements for a written notice of satisfaction of judgment rendered in a court not of record."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 1811"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1811 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Remedies and Procedure", "Courts Not of Record", "Criminal Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["G. Manoli Loupassi"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2017-01-09"
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last_action: "2017-03-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/229cd9a1-57e8-4bc4-8682-4905b3a84bab"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1811"
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source_hash: "4c00012aed1eb277c30156f82bf33d639244ccb514c5365e265599edc4a80265"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1811 (2017) — Unlawful detainer; initial hearings on a summons, etc.
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Provides that, at the initial hearing on a summons for unlawful detainer, upon request of the plaintiff, the court shall bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages. The bill requires the court, on such continuance date, to permit amendment of the amount requested on a summons for unlawful detainer in accordance with the notice of hearing, evidence presented to the court, and the amounts contracted for in the rental agreement. The bill further clarifies types of judgments for which a writ of possession may be immediately executed but specifies that an eviction pursuant to such a writ shall not be executed (i) until the expiration of a tenant's 10-day appeal period or (ii) if a tenant perfects an appeal. The bill removes certain requirements for a written notice of satisfaction of judgment rendered in a court not of record.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0481)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1811ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1811ER)
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3. **House: Committee substitute printed 17104719D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1811H1)
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4. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103708D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1811)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **95–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- G. Manoli Loupassi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103708D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-16** Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-01** Committee substitute agreed to 17104719D-H1
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- **2017-02-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1
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- **2017-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-23** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-23** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-24** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-28** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
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- **2017-02-28** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/229cd9a1-57e8-4bc4-8682-4905b3a84bab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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