VA HB1209 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0384)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Landlord and tenant laws; tenant's assertions; forms of relief. 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.

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Title

Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-29 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0384)
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-04SenateSigned by President
2016-03-01HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-01HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1209ER)
2016-03-01HouseEnrolled
2016-02-29HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 16105706D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-02-25SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1209S1
2016-02-25SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 16105706D-S1
2016-02-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2016-02-25SenateRead third time
2016-02-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateCommittee substitute printed 16105706D-S1
2016-02-22SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2016-02-11SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2016-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-10HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-10HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09HousePrinted as engrossed 16101446D-E
2016-02-09HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1209E
2016-02-09HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2016-02-09HouseRead second time
2016-02-08HouseRead first time
2016-02-04HouseReported from General Laws with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2016-01-27HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
2016-01-18HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2016-01-18HousePresented and ordered printed 16101446D

Same As/Similar To

SB377 (Same As) 2016-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1209
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1209+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1209E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1209S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1209ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0385+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0384+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1101V0012+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H11V0047+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0396+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S12V0105+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0597HB1209+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0613HB1209+HB1209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1048+HB1209

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