Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

HB601 — Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on February 25, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments.

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 8.01-511, 8.01-511.1.

  • 8.01-511

    be

    Inserts “be”.

  • 8.01-511

    sued out of

    Inserts “sued out of”.

  • 8.01-511

    the clerk's office

    Inserts “the clerk's office”.

  • 8.01-511

    be sued out of

    Strikes “be sued out of”.

  • 8.01-511

    the clerk's office

    Strikes “the clerk's office”.

  • 8.01-511

    be sued out of

    Strikes “be sued out of”.

  • 8.01-511

    the clerk's office

    Strikes “the clerk's office”.

  • 8.01-511

    be sued out of

    Strikes “be sued out of”.

  • 8.01-511

    the clerk's office

    Strikes “the clerk's office”.

  • 8.01-511

    :

    Strikes “:”.

  • 8.01-511

    clause

    Inserts “clause”.

  • 8.01-511

    above

    Strikes “above”.

  • 8.01-511

    Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to

    Inserts “Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to”.

  • 8.01-511

    abrogate

    Inserts “abrogate”.

  • 8.01-511

    a duty of a financial institution to

    Inserts “a duty of a financial institution to”.

  • 8.01-511

    examine a judgment debtor's account in accordance with the provisions of

    Inserts “examine a judgment debtor's account in accordance with the provisions of”.

  • 8.01-511

    §§ 34-4.3 and 34-4.4

    Inserts “§§ 34-4.3 and 34-4.4”.

  • 8.01-511

    to determine whether

    Inserts “to determine whether”.

  • 8.01-511

    an automatic exemption applies

    Inserts “an automatic exemption applies”.

  • 8.01-511

    .

    Inserts “.”.

  • 8.01-511

    or

    Strikes “or”.

  • 8.01-511

    or

    Strikes “or”.

  • 8.01-511

    or

    Strikes “or”.

  • 8.01-511

    or

    Strikes “or”.

  • 8.01-511

    shall be

    Strikes “shall be”.

  • 8.01-511

    is

    Inserts “is”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    If the garnishee is a

    Inserts “If the garnishee is a”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    f

    Inserts “f”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    inancial institution, such garnishee, prior to sending

    Inserts “inancial institution, such garnishee, prior to sending”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    or filing an answer to the summons, shall complete an examination of

    Inserts “or filing an answer to the summons, shall complete an examination of”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    any account of the

    Inserts “any account of the”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    judgment debtor

    Inserts “judgment debtor”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    in accordance with the provisions of

    Inserts “in accordance with the provisions of”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    § 34

    Inserts “§ 34”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    -4.3

    Inserts “-4.3”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    or

    Inserts “or”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    34-4.4

    Inserts “34-4.4”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    to determine whether an automatic exemption applies

    Inserts “to determine whether an automatic exemption applies”.

  • 8.01-511.1

    and to proceed accordingly after making such determination

    Inserts “and to proceed accordingly after making such determination”.

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 637 (effective 7/1/2026)

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

  4. H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. S Signed by President

  6. H Signed by Speaker

  7. H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB601ER)

  8. H Enrolled

  9. S Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)

  10. S Read third time

  11. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. S Rules suspended

  14. S Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)

  15. S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  16. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. H Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)

  18. H Engrossed by House as amended

  19. H committee amendments agreed to

  20. H Read second time

  21. H Read first time

  22. H Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)

  23. H Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda

  24. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)

  25. H House subcommittee offered

  26. H Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda

  27. H Assigned HCJ sub: Civil

  28. H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  29. H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104988D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate

Passed 20 Yea · 18 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201802
Total 201802
% of votes cast 50%45%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Not Voting
Christie New Craig — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Not Voting
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Nay
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Nay
Tara A. Durant — Nay
Timmy French — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

Official roll call →

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Courts of Justice

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9501
Total 9501
% of votes cast 60%33%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 92 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 92602
Total 92602
% of votes cast 92%6%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Not Voting
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s)

Passed 21 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21100
Total 21100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Atoosa R. Reaser — Not Voting
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB601 do?
Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments.
Who sponsors HB601?
HB601 is sponsored by Phil M. Hernandez.
What is the current status of HB601?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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