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| Bill | Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act; established. | Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act established. Creates the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act for the award of a default judgment in actions for the collection of certain consumer debts, defined in the bill as an obligation or alleged obligation of an individual to pay money that arises out of a transaction in which the money, property, insurance, or service that is the subject of the transaction is primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose. The bill provides that a default judgment in such actions shall only be entered if the warrant in debt or civil action to recover a consumer debt includes certain statements and the required notice to the consumer, as described in the bill. Finally, the bill directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to promulgate a form for the consumer notice provisions created by the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 444 | Virginia HB 444 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 444 (2026) — Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act; established.
Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act established. Creates the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act for the award of a default judgment in actions for the collection of certain consumer debts, defined in the bill as an obligation or alleged obligation of an individual to pay money that arises out of a transaction in which the money, property, insurance, or service that is the subject of the transaction is primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose. The bill provides that a default judgment in such actions shall only be entered if the warrant in debt or civil action to recover a consumer debt includes certain statements and the required notice to the consumer, as described in the bill. Finally, the bill directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to promulgate a form for the consumer notice provisions created by the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Civil Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 75–21 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 20–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 75–21 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 7–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101027D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB444)
- 2026-02-02 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
substitution - 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107114D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB444)
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (76-Y 21-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-25 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-03-02 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2026-03-02 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-04 Senate amendments agreed to by House (75-Y 21-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-11 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB444ER)
passage - 2026-03-11 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-03-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB444)
- 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter395 (Effective 7/1/2027)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7459cc1e-aee2-4146-a593-a885090cf48e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).