Virginia House Bill 1736 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Real Estate Board; protection of escrow funds by real estate licensee; payments made under a rental agreement. Provides that for any landlord-tenant relationship within the purview of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, any prepaid rent paid more than one month prior to the due date and all security deposits paid to a licensed broker in connection with the lease shall be placed in an escrow account by the end of the fifth business banking day following receipt, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the principals to the lease transaction. Additionally, any application deposit paid by a prospective tenant for the purpose of being considered as a tenant for a dwelling unit to a real estate licensee acting on behalf of the landlord shall be placed in escrow by the end of the fifth business banking day following approval of the rental application by the landlord. The bill provides that the funds must remain in the escrow account until disbursed in accordance with the lease, property management agreement or by law.

Real Estate Board; protection of escrow funds by real estate licensee, rental agreement, etc.

Del. Peter Farrell [R]

2013-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-24 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)
2013-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1736ER)
2013-02-20	House	Enrolled
2013-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2013-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
2013-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2013-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-30	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2013-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2013-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1736H1
2013-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 13104304D-H1
2013-01-29	House	Read second time
2013-01-28	House	Read first time
2013-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 13104304D-H1
2013-01-24	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2013-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-14	House	Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
2013-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2013-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101778D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2108.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1736
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1736+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1736H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1736ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0489+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H1101V0013+HB1736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H11V0074+HB1736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0380+HB1736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S12V0115+HB1736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0491HB1736+HB1736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0530HB1736+HB1736