republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-593.md

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Bill	Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process.	Summons for unlawful detainer; additional information; legal resources; plain-language overview of process. Provides that any summons for an unlawful detainer issued may, with the approval of the chief judge of the general district court or the chief judge of the circuit court, have attached additional information prepared by the Commonwealth, the locality in which the unlawful detainer hearing is to be held, or a nonprofit organization serving the jurisdiction in which such hearing is to be held regarding (i) legal resources available to the plaintiff and defendant, (ii) a plain-language overview of the unlawful detainer process, and (iii) the Eviction Diversion Program eligibility and applicability.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 593	Virginia HB 593 (2026)	bill		enacted	Shelly A. Simonds	7	33	7	2026-01-13	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/e8b7682e-2997-43e6-b832-d091afbcfdf1	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB593	42680618140d7af1b50279509b820af72d83800d2876c67326509bd64cfca1e3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 593 (2026) — Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process.

Summons for unlawful detainer; additional information; legal resources; plain-language overview of process. Provides that any summons for an unlawful detainer issued may, with the approval of the chief judge of the general district court or the chief judge of the circuit court, have attached additional information prepared by the Commonwealth, the locality in which the unlawful detainer hearing is to be held, or a nonprofit organization serving the jurisdiction in which such hearing is to be held regarding (i) legal resources available to the plaintiff and defendant, (ii) a plain-language overview of the unlawful detainer process, and (iii) the Eviction Diversion Program eligibility and applicability.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
3. Civil Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
4. Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
5. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate Amendments (committee substitute) — source
7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• H VOTE: — 83–15 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 10–5 (pass) · upper
• Passage R — 24–16 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Shelly A. Simonds — primary (person)
• Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
• Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
• Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103900D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB593)
• 2026-01-29 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil referral-committee
• 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
• 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-13 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-16 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House as amended
• 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-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
• 2026-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB593)
• 2026-03-09 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 5-N) committee-passage
• 2026-03-09 Senate committee offered
• 2026-03-10 Rules suspended
• 2026-03-10 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-03-10 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-11 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-03-11 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-03-11 Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 2026-03-11 Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-12 Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N 0-A) amendment-passage
• 2026-03-30 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB593ER) passage
• 2026-03-30 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB593)
• 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
• 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e8b7682e-2997-43e6-b832-d091afbcfdf1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).