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2022 SESSION
HB 1234 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Limitations on enforcement of judgments. Provides that no execution shall be issued and no action brought on a judgment dated, extended, or renewed, prior to July 1, 2021, including a judgment in favor of the Commonwealth and a judgment rendered in another state or country, after 20 years from the date of such judgment or domestication of such judgment or 20 years from the date of such extension or renewal of such judgment, whichever is later. Under current law, no such execution or judgment may be issued or brought 20 years from the date of such judgment only. The bill further allows a judgment creditor's assignee or such assignee's attorney or authorized agent to go through the process to extend the limitations period.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104536D pdf
- 02/07/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106040D-H1 pdf
- 03/03/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1234ER) pdf
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/19/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104536D
- 01/19/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/02/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106040D-H1
- 02/09/22 House: Read first time
- 02/10/22 House: Read second time
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106040D-H1
- 02/10/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1234H1
- 02/11/22 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/22 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/23/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1234ER)
- 03/03/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/08/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)