VA HB955 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on May 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director.
Title
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; summary of rental agreement provisions.
Sponsors
| Del. Alfonso Lopez [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] |
| Del. Marty Martinez [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 100-N) (Y: 0 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
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 (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 8-N) (Y: 12 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 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 (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 8-N) (Y: 12 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Communicated to Governor |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's substitute printed 24109380D-H2 |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB955ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB955H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107377D-H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107377D-H1 |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102394D |
