2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB830: Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; name change, expiration repealed.

Legislative Summary

Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; name change; general application; expiration repealed. Renames the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program as the Eviction Diversion Program, removes the July 1, 2025, expiration date from the Program, and makes the Program available to all general district courts. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1623.

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Bill History

12/31/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100529D
Senate
12/31/2024
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB830)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/23/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/24/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
1/24/2025
Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to
Senate
1/24/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/24/2025
Printed as engrossed 25100529D-E
Senate
1/27/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB830)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Passed House (76-Y 18-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/10/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB830ER)
Senate
2/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB830)
Senate
2/10/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
Senate
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)

Amendments

Finance and Appropriations Amendments

Finance and Appropriations Amendments

Not Adopted

Finance and Appropriations Amendments

Finance and Appropriations Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (76-Y 18-N)
2/7/2025
76
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 2-N)
2/4/2025
19
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20254.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/10/20254.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/24/20255.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/31/20244.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/10/2025102.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025103.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025103.9 KB