Virginia House Bill 1735 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Provides that if a tenant fails or otherwise refuses to sign the form developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) and posted on its website acknowledging that the tenant has received the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities from the landlord, the landlord shall record the date or dates on which he provided the form to the tenant and the fact that the tenant failed or otherwise refused to sign such form. The bill gives the landlord the option of providing the tenant a subsequent opportunity to sign such form after the effective date of the tenancy. Finally, the bill directs the Director of the Department to update certain forms to include language directing parties to rental agreements to refer to the Department's website for more resources. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Provides that if a tenant fails or otherwise refuses to sign the form developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) and posted on its website acknowledging that the tenant has received the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities from the landlord, the landlord shall record the date or dates on which he provided the form to the tenant and the fact that the tenant failed or otherwise refused to sign such form. The bill gives the landlord the option of providing the tenant a subsequent opportunity to sign such form after the effective date of the tenancy. Finally, the bill directs the Director of the Department to update certain forms to include language directing parties to rental agreements to refer to the Department's website for more resources.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

2023-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: (93-Y 0-N) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (Y: 1 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1735ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24	House	VOTE: (93-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24	House	Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-21	House	Delegates: VanValkenburg, Leftwich, Campbell, J.L.
2023-02-21	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-21	Senate	Senators: Ebbin, Rouse, Vogel
2023-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-20	House	House acceded to request
2023-02-20	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-17	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2023-02-17	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
2023-02-15	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-13	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-13	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2023-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-30	House	VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Printed as engrossed 23102712D-E
2023-01-27	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1735E
2023-01-27	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-01-27	House	Read second time
2023-01-26	House	Read first time
2023-01-24	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-11	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102712D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	1204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1303	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1735
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1735+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1735E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1735ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0450+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104392A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1735AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106470A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1735AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1735AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1735F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1735FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1735FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1102V0011+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H11V0023+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1183+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S12V0135+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0418HB1735+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0423HB1735+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1837+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0543HB1735+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0930HB1735+HB1735
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2329+HB1735