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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 845"
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citation: "Virginia HB 845 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rae Cousins"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62716de5-92ae-4e11-876b-cb183c1af1a7"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB845"
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source_hash: "6902e76c8ec3160e2198737b7317fc8df8117c0b371df7a414ac7d6a040aef72"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 845 (2026) — Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086180.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217806.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212277.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **73–23** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Rae Cousins — primary (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101054D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB845)
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- **2026-02-02** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB845ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB845)
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62716de5-92ae-4e11-876b-cb183c1af1a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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