HB 1217 VA

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Keeper of livery stable; liens; requirements. Creates a process by which any person that boards, pastures, or otherwise keeps any horse, cattle, or other animal pursuant to an agreement with the owner of such horse, cattle, or other animal may impose a possessory lien for the reasonable charges due for such animal's care, feeding, and maintenance, which includes a provision for the lienholder to retain possession of the animal for 30 days until certain conditions are met and a procedure for the owner of the animal to dispute such lien. The bill also provides that if no such action has occurred upon the expiration of the 30 days, the lienholder may proceed with enforcing the lien as provided by current law.

• Delores Oates Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100053D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
11. Mar 5, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
12. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 10, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1217ER) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 753 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML