SB 189 VA

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Consumer debt collection proceedings; signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers. Requires the attorney of record in any civil action to collect or enforce a consumer debt, as defined in the bill, to include in the initial pleading or any subsequent filing such attorney's (i) full name; (ii) business address; and (iii) business telephone number. The bill provides that any such pleading, motion, or other paper not in compliance with such provisions is defective and provides that if such defect is not properly cured within 21 days after it is brought to the attention of the pleader or movant, such pleading, motion, or other paper is invalid and shall be stricken. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101335D · upper
2. Jan 21, 2026 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
3. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 1-N 3-A) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107486D-S1 · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 10, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Floor offered Senator Williams Graves Amendment · upper
12. Feb 11, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 11, 2026 Senator Williams Graves Amendment agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB189) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB189ER) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB189) · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter489 (Effective 1/1/2027) · executive
39. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) · 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
• House Amendments · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Senator Williams Graves Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML