republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-1339.md

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Bill	Householder; exemptions from garnishment and lien.	Exemptions from garnishment and lien; householder; total value. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the amount that a householder may hold exempt from the creditor process for real or personal property that the householder or his dependent uses as a principal residence. The bill also increases from $6,000 to $10,000 the amount a householder is entitled to hold exempt from the creditor process for his motor vehicle. The bill further provides that, beginning on April 1, 2027, any increases in exempt amounts shall be adjusted at three-year intervals to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill provides that such adjustments shall be calculated by the Department of Planning and Budget.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	HB 1339	Virginia HB 1339 (2024)	bill		enacted	Marcus B. Simon	4	34	7	2024-01-12	2024-04-08	openstates	ocd-bill/73471287-00c0-44b0-8e86-02fa6c5843d5	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1339	5d137b6d738e1c9eaeb980e113a6a73e559186797edafae6185ad543af64f457	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1339 (2024) — Householder; exemptions from garnishment and lien.

Exemptions from garnishment and lien; householder; total value. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the amount that a householder may hold exempt from the creditor process for real or personal property that the householder or his dependent uses as a principal residence. The bill also increases from $6,000 to $10,000 the amount a householder is entitled to hold exempt from the creditor process for his motor vehicle. The bill further provides that, beginning on April 1, 2027, any increases in exempt amounts shall be adjusted at three-year intervals to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill provides that such adjustments shall be calculated by the Department of Planning and Budget.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0656 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 24107299D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB1339ER (committee substitute) — source
4. Presented and ordered printed 24104100D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (87-Y 12-N) — 86–12 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N) — 20–2 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 13-N) — 86–13 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-12 Presented and ordered printed 24104100D introduction
• 2024-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2024-02-01 Assigned Courts sub: Civil referral-committee
• 2024-02-02 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-07 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-07 Committee substitute printed 24107299D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-09 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24107299D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1339H1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (87-Y 12-N) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (87-Y 12-N) passage
• 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2024-02-28 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-28 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-03-04 Reading of amendment waived
• 2024-03-04 Committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
• 2024-03-04 Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 2024-03-04 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-03-05 Senate amendment agreed to by House (87-Y 13-N) amendment-passage
• 2024-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 13-N)
• 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1339ER) passage
• 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
• 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73471287-00c0-44b0-8e86-02fa6c5843d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).