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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Householder; exemptions from garnishment and lien."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1339"
citation: "Virginia HB 1339 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus B. Simon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73471287-00c0-44b0-8e86-02fa6c5843d5"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1339"
source_hash: "5d137b6d738e1c9eaeb980e113a6a73e559186797edafae6185ad543af64f457"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0656)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24107299D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1339H1)
3. **HB1339ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1339ER)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 24104100D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1339)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73471287-00c0-44b0-8e86-02fa6c5843d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).