HB 593 — Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process.
VA 20261 session
Summons for unlawful detainer; additional information; legal resources; plain-language overview of process. Provides that any summons for an unlawful detainer issued may, with the approval of the chief judge of the general district court or the chief judge of the circuit court, have attached additional information prepared by the Commonwealth, the locality in which the unlawful detainer hearing is to be held, or a nonprofit organization serving the jurisdiction in which such hearing is to be held regarding (i) legal resources available to the plaintiff and defendant, (ii) a plain-language overview of the unlawful detainer process, and (iii) the Eviction Diversion Program eligibility and applicability.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (4)
- Shelly A. Simonds (D, VA) — sponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (38)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelly A. Simonds (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Virgil Thornton (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no