An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-804, 8.01-512.3, 8.01-515, 34-29, and 58.1-3952 of the Code of Virginia, relating to wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.
HB1100 amends several provisions of the Code of Virginia dealing with recovery of improper payments, wage garnishment procedures, and local treasurers’ liens for unpaid taxes and charges. The bill updates § 2.2-804 to clarify when state officers and employees must repay improper compensation or benefits, when the Commonwealth may seek restitution through the Attorney General, and when payroll deductions may be used to recover overpayments. It also limits payroll deductions for these recoveries to 25 percent of disposable earnings and excludes good-faith disbursements to Virginia Retirement System beneficiaries.
The bill further revises garnishment-related statutes to update the required form of a garnishment summons and related procedures under §§ 8.01-512.3 and 8.01-515, and it amends § 34-29 to align wage-garnishment limits with the recovery provisions. In addition, it changes § 58.1-3952 governing treasurers’ liens for unpaid taxes and charges, affecting how local governments may secure collection of delinquent amounts. Overall, the measure is a technical and procedural update intended to standardize collection practices across state payroll, court garnishments, and local tax enforcement.
HB1100 affects state payroll recovery practices, civil garnishment procedures, and local treasurers’ collection authority. It gives employers in state government clearer authority to recover certain overpayments through payroll deductions, establishes a capped deduction amount tied to disposable earnings, and directs use of the Virginia Debt Collection Act when direct recovery is not feasible. It also updates statutory forms and cross-references used in garnishment cases and modifies the treasurers’ lien statute for unpaid taxes and charges, thereby affecting state agencies, employees, judgment debtors, creditors, and local treasurers.
The available record suggests the bill was generally procedural and likely noncontroversial, with no recorded committee debate or vote history provided. Its focus on clarifying repayment and garnishment rules indicates a practical administrative measure rather than a major policy shift. The enacted chapter status also suggests it moved through the process successfully without visible opposition in the materials provided.
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or vote history. Potential areas of concern inherent in the bill include the scope of payroll deductions for recovering overpayments, the treatment of employees who dispute liability, and the interaction between state recovery efforts and existing wage-garnishment protections. Local treasurers and employees subject to deductions would be the most directly affected parties, but the record does not show any identified opposition from those groups.