VA SB377 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. Provides that a general district court may (i) terminate a lease upon the request of the tenant or (ii) order the dwelling unit surrendered to the landlord if the landlord prevails on a request for possession in an unlawful detainer action. Under current law, the court may decide to terminate the lease without a request for termination by the tenant. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to

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Title

Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-09SenateSigned by President
2016-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER)
2016-03-07SenateEnrolled
2016-03-04HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-03-04HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-03-04HouseRead third time
2016-03-03HouseRead second time
2016-03-01HouseReported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
2016-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2016-02-03HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-01-29SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-01-28SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB377S1
2016-01-28SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 16104404D-S1
2016-01-28SenateReading of substitute waived
2016-01-28SenateRead second time
2016-01-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-01-25SenateCommittee substitute printed 16104404D-S1
2016-01-25SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18SenateRereferred to General Laws and Technology
2016-01-18SenateRereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2016-01-11SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101054D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB377
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0459+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0026+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S12V0026+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0105SB0377+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0121SB0377+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1101V0022+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H11V0220+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H11V0240+SB0377
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1163+SB0377

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