VA HB1251 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
Title
VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
Sponsors
| Del. Rae Cousins [D] | Del. Katrina Callsen [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] |
| Del. Marty Martinez [D] | Del. Sam Rasoul [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1251ER) |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-12 | House | VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1251H1 |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24106845D-H1 |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Committee substitute printed 24106845D-H1 |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104723D |
