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type: "Bill"
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title: "Civil actions brought by warrant; extends date range for court appearance."
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description: "Civil actions brought by warrant or motion for judgment. Extends the date range during which a person against whom a civil claim is asserted is required to appear in court to answer the complaint from not more than 60 to not more than 90 days from the date the warrant is served on such person. The bill also extends the date range on which a plaintiff bringing an action by motion for judgment is required to make such motion from not more than 60 to not more than 90 days from the date the motion is served."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 761"
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citation: "Virginia SB 761 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-12-12"
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last_action: "2025-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6563107-7c9b-4a53-b36c-f703b403e449"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB761"
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source_hash: "7521dd00a5fe6f130400418caa63834d73112ed4e17310b8854d16ae782946a8"
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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 SB 761 (2025) — Civil actions brought by warrant; extends date range for court appearance.
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Civil actions brought by warrant or motion for judgment. Extends the date range during which a person against whom a civil claim is asserted is required to appear in court to answer the complaint from not more than 60 to not more than 90 days from the date the warrant is served on such person. The bill also extends the date range on which a plaintiff bringing an action by motion for judgment is required to make such motion from not more than 60 to not more than 90 days from the date the motion is served.
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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/1011712.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072627.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019119.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051039.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100417D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB761)
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- **2025-01-13** Committee substitute printed 25104550D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-13** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-14** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-14** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-15** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-01-15** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-01-16** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB761)
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- **2025-02-03** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-04** Assigned Courts sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-10** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-13** Passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB761ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB761)
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- **2025-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349)
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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/c6563107-7c9b-4a53-b36c-f703b403e449`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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