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Bill Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals. Limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensionsand renewals. Provides that after a judgment has been extendedtwice, it may be extended in the same manner for additional 10-yearperiods only upon motion of the judgment creditor or his assigneein a circuit court in which the judgment is docketed or recordedas a lien, with notice to the judgment debtor, and an order of suchcourt granting leave to the judgment creditor or his assignee tofile such certificate of extension. The bill further extends fromfive to 10 years the timeframe within which a suit shall be broughtto enforce the lien of a judgment. The bill allows a judgment creditor'sassignee or such assignee's attorney or authorized agent to go throughthe process to extend the limitations period. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 1234 Virginia HB 1234 (2022)
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Virginia HB 1234 (2022) — Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.

Limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensionsand renewals. Provides that after a judgment has been extendedtwice, it may be extended in the same manner for additional 10-yearperiods only upon motion of the judgment creditor or his assigneein a circuit court in which the judgment is docketed or recordedas a lien, with notice to the judgment debtor, and an order of suchcourt granting leave to the judgment creditor or his assignee tofile such certificate of extension. The bill further extends fromfive to 10 years the timeframe within which a suit shall be broughtto enforce the lien of a judgment. The bill allows a judgment creditor'sassignee or such assignee's attorney or authorized agent to go throughthe process to extend the limitations period.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0324 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22106040D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1234ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. Presented and ordered printed 22104536D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N) — 182 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) — 971 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Christopher T. Head — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-19 Presented and ordered printed 22104536D introduction
  • 2022-01-19 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2022-02-01 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2022-02-02 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2022-02-07 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-07 Committee substitute printed 22106040D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 22106040D-H1
  • 2022-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1234H1
  • 2022-02-11 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-11 VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
  • 2022-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-14 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2022-02-23 Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-28 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-02-28 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-03 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-03 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-04 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
  • 2022-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-08 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/696b368f-519d-4eab-8c0f-b17181eb314c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).