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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unlawful detainer; execution of writ of possession."
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description: "Permits a judge, upon request of the plaintiff, to issue a writ of possession immediately upon entry of judgment in an unlawful detainer case. The bill requires the sheriff to serve notice of the writ, including the date and time of eviction, on the defendant at least 72 hours prior to execution of the writ. The bill further provides that a sheriff shall not evict the defendant from the dwelling unit sooner than the expiration of the defendant's 10-day appeal period."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 856"
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citation: "Virginia HB 856 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Remedies and Procedure", "Criminal Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher K. Peace"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2018-01-09"
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last_action: "2018-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bccfc06-62e0-4911-b230-717f17479db2"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB856"
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source_hash: "039d28c0c281ef0b2061960ff209d2e2c9a07cd1bbc78c0dbc6f66f31ca35535"
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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 856 (2018) — Unlawful detainer; execution of writ of possession.
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Permits a judge, upon request of the plaintiff, to issue a writ of possession immediately upon entry of judgment in an unlawful detainer case. The bill requires the sheriff to serve notice of the writ, including the date and time of eviction, on the defendant at least 72 hours prior to execution of the writ. The bill further provides that a sheriff shall not evict the defendant from the dwelling unit sooner than the expiration of the defendant's 10-day appeal period.
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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. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB856ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB856ER)
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2. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102832D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB856)
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3. **House: Printed as engrossed 18102832D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB856E)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher K. Peace — primary (person)
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- Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102832D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-16** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-01** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2018-02-01** Engrossed by House as amended HB856E
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- **2018-02-01** Printed as engrossed 18102832D-E
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- **2018-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2018-02-05** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-19** Passed by for the day
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- **2018-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
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- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
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- **2018-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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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/0bccfc06-62e0-4911-b230-717f17479db2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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