VA HB247 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB247
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-18 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-18 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords; tenant remedies. Allows a tenant to bring a civil cause of action for compensatory damages against a housing authority when there is a material noncompliance by such housing authority with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with any provision of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that materially affects the health and safety of the tenant.
Title
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-18 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Impact statement from DPB (HB247H1) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24106092D-H1 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote) |
| 2024-01-24 | House | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Impact statement from DPB (HB247) |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100677D |
Same As/Similar To
HB247 (Carry Over) 2024-01-26 - Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 1 | 1220 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 55 | 1 | 1234.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
