VA HB857 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Landlord and tenant law. Removes remaining differences between general landlord and tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act by conforming provisions pertaining to residential dwelling units in the following areas: (i) termination of a nonresidential tenancy by self-help eviction or by filing an unlawful detainer action; (ii) tenant obligations to maintain a dwelling unit; (iii) notice to the tenant in the event of foreclosure; (iv) wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services; (v) prohibited provisions in the rental agreement; (vi) early termination of a rental agreement by military personnel; and (vii) remedies for the landlord's failure to deliver possession. The bill also makes the following changes to landlord and tenant law: (a) clarifies the lease termination process; (b) provides that if a tenant allows his renter's insurance to lapse, the landlord may provide coverage and require the tenant to pay the premium; (c) establishes protection for landlords who provide tenant information to a federal census official; (d) authorizes a landlord or property manager to appear in court to seek final rent and damages related to a dwelling unit; and (e) clarifies remedies for a tenant's failure to prepare the dwelling unit for insecticide or pesticide applications.
Title
Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) | |
| 2018-03-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/18) | |
| 2018-03-02 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018 | |
| 2018-03-02 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018 |
| 2018-02-28 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB857ER) |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Enrolled |
| 2018-02-22 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-22 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2018-02-21 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-19 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2018-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2018-02-12 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2018-02-09 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB857H1 |
| 2018-02-09 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 18106539D-H1 |
| 2018-02-09 | House | Read second time |
| 2018-02-08 | House | Read first time |
| 2018-02-06 | House | Committee substitute printed 18106539D-H1 |
| 2018-02-06 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-24 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2018-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2018-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102837D |
