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VA HB 364

died on adjournment

Small claims court; jurisdictional limit.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Small claims court; jurisdictional limit. Allows a plaintiff to file a small claims civil warrant when the amount claimed does not exceed $25,000, exclusive of interest, up to two times in the Commonwealth in a calendar year. Under current law, the small claims court has jurisdiction when the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-04 — Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Lindsey Doughertyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103973D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HCJ sub: Civil

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  5. 2026-02-04

    Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB364

Attribution

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