Virginia House Bill 1842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Property Owners' Association Act; Condominium Act; rulemaking authority of property owners' associations and unit owners' associations; smoking. Permits (i) except to the extent that the declaration provides otherwise, the board of directors of a property owners' association to establish reasonable rules that restrict smoking in the development, including (a) rules that prohibit smoking in the common areas and, (b) for developments that include attached private dwelling units, rules that prohibit smoking within such dwelling units, and (ii) except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise, the executive board of a condominium unit owners' association to establish reasonable rules that restrict smoking in the condominium, including rules that prohibit smoking in the common elements and within units. The bill clarifies the authority of executive boards of condominium unit owners' associations to establish, adopt, and enforce rules and regulations with respect to the use of the common elements of the condominium and with respect to such other areas of responsibility assigned to the unit owners' association by the condominium instruments, except where expressly reserved by the condominium instruments to the unit owners. The bill also permits unit owners, by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the unit owners' association, to repeal or amend any rule or regulation adopted by the executive board. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. Property Owners' Association Act; Condominium Act; rulemaking authority of property owners' associations and unit owners' associations; smoking. Permits (i) except to the extent that the declaration provides otherwise, the board of directors of a property owners' association to establish reasonable rules that restrict smoking in the development, including (a) rules that prohibit smoking in the common areas and, (b) for developments that include attached private dwelling units, rules that prohibit smoking within such dwelling units, and (ii) except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise, the executive board of a condominium unit owners' association to establish reasonable rules that restrict smoking in the condominium, including rules that prohibit smoking in the common elements and within units. The bill clarifies the authority of executive boards of condominium unit owners' associations to establish, adopt, and enforce rules and regulations with respect to the use of the common elements of the condominium and with respect to such other areas of responsibility assigned to the unit owners' association by the condominium instruments, except where expressly reserved by the condominium instruments to the unit owners. The bill also permits unit owners, by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the unit owners' association, to repeal or amend any rule or regulation adopted by the executive board. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

Property owners' associations & unit owners' associations; rulemaking authority concerning smoking.

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

Del. Marcia Price [D]

2021-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (68-Y 31-N) (Y: 68 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 12-N) (Y: 27 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) (Y: 72 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-14 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1842ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-17	House	VOTE: Adoption #2 (68-Y 31-N)
2021-02-17	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (68-Y 31-N)
2021-02-17	House	Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
2021-02-17	House	VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N)
2021-02-17	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N)
2021-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 12-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-15	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-19	House	VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)
2021-01-19	House	Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
2021-01-18	House	Printed as engrossed 21102397D-E
2021-01-18	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1842E
2021-01-18	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-01-18	House	Read second time
2021-01-15	House	Read first time
2021-01-14	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment (19-Y 3-N)
2021-01-14	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 1-N)
2021-01-12	House	Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2021-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102397D

HB1842 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	1819	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1819.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1959	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1960.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1842
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1842+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1842E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1842ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0131+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1842AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21104343A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1842AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1842ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1842F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1842FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1842FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1102C0006+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H11C0022+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC0966+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12C0112+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12V0014+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0022HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1652+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1663+HB1842