HB 221 VA

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Became Law

Requirement for appeals bond; indigent parties; appeal of unlawful detainer. Removes the requirement for an indigent defendant, as defined in the bill, to post an appeal bond in an unlawful detainer action appealed from the general district court.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101270D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (13-Y 6-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB221ER) · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML