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Bill Eviction; writs of possession and eviction. Changes the terminology from writ of possession to writ of eviction for the writ executed by a sheriff to recover real property pursuant to an order of possession. The bill specifies that an order of possession remains effective for 180 days after being granted by the court and clarifies that any writ of eviction not executed within 30 days of its issuance shall be vacated as a matter of law, and no further action shall be taken by the clerk. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission and is identical to us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2019 HB 2007 Virginia HB 2007 (2019)
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Virginia HB 2007 (2019) — Eviction; writs of possession and eviction.

Changes the terminology from writ of possession to writ of eviction for the writ executed by a sheriff to recover real property pursuant to an order of possession. The bill specifies that an order of possession remains effective for 180 days after being granted by the court and clarifies that any writ of eviction not executed within 30 days of its issuance shall be vacated as a matter of law, and no further action shall be taken by the clerk. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission and is identical to

Version chain

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

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700) (committee substitute) — source
  2. House amendments adopted (committee substitute) — source
  3. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted (committee substitute) — source
  4. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2007ER) (committee substitute) — source
  5. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101174D (committee substitute) — source
  6. House: Printed as engrossed 19101174D-E (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106366D-S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws with amendment — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106366D-S1 — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute — 150 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph C. Lindsey — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101174D introduction
  • 2019-01-07 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2019-01-14 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2019-01-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2019-01-22 Read second time reading-2
  • 2019-01-22 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2019-01-22 Engrossed by House as amended HB2007E
  • 2019-01-22 Printed as engrossed 19101174D-E
  • 2019-01-23 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2019-01-24 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2019-01-24 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2019-02-14 Read third time reading-3
  • 2019-02-14 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2019-02-14 Committee substitute agreed to 19106366D-S1
  • 2019-02-14 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2007S1
  • 2019-02-18 Placed on Calendar
  • 2019-02-18 Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106366D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
  • 2019-02-21 Enrolled
  • 2019-02-21 Signed by Speaker
  • 2019-02-21 Signed by President
  • 2019-02-28 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
  • 2019-02-28 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 2019-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 700 (effective 7/1/19) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/def0beaa-3f8f-4eb1-8f15-41f409931034. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).