VA HB957 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation. Provides that the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages if the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned. The bill includes exceptions to such liability, including negligence by the tenant, an act of God, and termination due to certain fire damage. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation. Provides that the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages if the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned. The bill includes exceptions to such liability, including negligence by the tenant, an act of God, and termination due to certain fire damage.

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Title

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N) (Y: 68 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N) (Y: 69 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N) (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)
2024-04-17HouseEnacted, Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-04-17SenateSigned by President as reenrolled
2024-04-17HouseSigned by Speaker as reenrolled
2024-04-17HouseReenrolled bill text (HB957ER2)
2024-04-17HouseReenrolled
2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2024-04-17SenateSenate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
2024-04-17HouseVOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N)
2024-04-17HouseHouse concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 32-N)
2024-04-08HouseGovernor's recommendation received by House
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB957ER)
2024-03-25HouseEnrolled
2024-03-05SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-03-05SenateRead third time
2024-03-04SenatePassed by for the day
2024-03-04SenateRead third time
2024-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N)
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
2024-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB957H1
2024-02-12HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24107522D-H1
2024-02-12HouseRead second time
2024-02-12HousePassed by temporarily
2024-02-11HouseRead first time
2024-02-08HouseCommittee substitute printed 24107522D-H1
2024-02-08HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
2024-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101543D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5511244(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB957
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB957+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB957H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB957ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB957ER2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0825+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106823D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24107522D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB957AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB957F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB957FH1122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1102V0062+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H11V0147+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0634+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0197+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0870HB0957+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0968HB0957+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1800+HB0957
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1312HB0957+HB0957

Bill Comments

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