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| Bill | Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages. | Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 845 | Virginia HB 845 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 845 (2026) — Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages.
Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 73–23 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Rae Cousins — primary (person)
- Katrina Callsen — 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 26101054D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB845)
- 2026-02-02 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-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 - 2026-03-09 Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 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 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB845ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB845)
- 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 - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/62716de5-92ae-4e11-876b-cb183c1af1a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).