VA HB790 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0328)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Homestead exemption; bankruptcy exemptions. Makes various changes to homestead exemptions, including providing that the official schedule of property claimed exempt filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court in a bankruptcy proceeding constitutes a sufficient writing to exempt such real and personal property from creditor process. The bill also provides that a householder may hold exempt from creditor process real or personal property that the householder or his dependent uses as a principal residence not exceeding $25,000 in value.

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Title

Homestead exemption; bankruptcy exemptions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0328)
2020-03-12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 328 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-05 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
2020-03-05HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-26HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB790ER)
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled
2020-02-21HouseVOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 20108364D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB790S1
2020-02-19SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20108364D-S1
2020-02-19SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateCommittee substitute printed 20108364D-S1
2020-02-17SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB790H1
2020-02-05HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106775D-H1
2020-02-05HouseRead second time
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106775D-H1
2020-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104136D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801512.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB790
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB790+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB790H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB790S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB790ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0328+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0047+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0112+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0525+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0350+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0790+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0710HB0790+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0730HB0790+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0731HB0790+HB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1138+HB0790

Bill Comments

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