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Criminal subcommittee advances consumer-protection, trust and court-procedure bills; list of committee actions
Summary
The subcommittee voted to report a bundle of bills out of committee, including an automatic $500 garnishment protection, a tweak to Virginia—s anti-SLAPP law, and changes to trust and records rules. Vote tallies and motions are summarized below.
The Criminal Subcommittee met to consider multiple bills on consumer protection, civil procedure and court administration and voted to report most of them to the next stage. Major items approved included a bill to automatically protect $500 in bank accounts from garnishment, an expansion of trustee powers for loan guarantees, changes to subpoena and medical-record access rules for benefits claims, and a revision to the state—s anti-SLAPP statute to cover certain official proceedings.
Why it matters: the committee approved several technical and procedural changes that affect creditors and debtors, trust administration, subpoena practice and protections for people who participate in adjudicatory or investigatory processes. One bill that drew extended testimony — a proposed expansion of the state—s anti-SLAPP protections to statements made in certain official proceedings — passed with an amendment to make sanctions discretionary.
Votes at a glance: - HB 1864 (automatic $500 garnishment protection;…
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