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VA SB189

Bill

Official Source

Status

Enrolled

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angelia Williams Graves

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires attorneys in consumer debt collection lawsuits to include their name, business address, and direct telephone number on all pleadings and filings
  • Defines "consumer debt" as obligations arising from transactions primarily for personal, family, or household purposes
  • Makes non-compliant pleadings defective and voidable; if not cured within 21 days after notice, the filing is invalid and must be stricken
  • Properly cured filings relate back to the original service or filing date
  • Adds new section 8.01-271.2 to the Code of Virginia, effective January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Consumer debt collection proceedings; signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers.

Last Action

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Courts of Justice: Civil2/17/2026
Courts of Justice2/17/2026

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