Virginia House Bill 1981 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access to dwelling unit during certain declared states of emergency. Provides that a tenant shall be deemed to have reasonable justification for declining to permit a landlord or managing agent to exhibit the tenant's dwelling unit for sale or lease if the tenant has reasonable concern for his own health, or the health of any authorized occupant, during a state of emergency declared by the Governor in response to a communicable disease of public health threat and the tenant has provided written notice to the landlord informing the landlord of such concern. The bill requires the tenant in such circumstances to provide to the landlord or managing agent a video tour of the dwelling unit or other acceptable substitute for exhibiting the dwelling unit for sale or lease. The bill also provides that during a state of emergency declared by the Governor in response to a communicable disease of public health threat a tenant may provide written notice to the landlord requesting that one or more nonemergency property conditions in the dwelling unit not be addressed in the normal course of business of the landlord due to such communicable disease of public health threat. The bill provides that in such case, the tenant shall be deemed to have waived any and all claims and rights under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act against the landlord for failure to address such nonemergency property conditions. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access to dwelling unit during certain declared states of emergency. Provides that a tenant shall be deemed to have reasonable justification for declining to permit a landlord or managing agent to exhibit the tenant's dwelling unit for sale or lease if the tenant has reasonable concern for his own health, or the health of any authorized occupant, during a state of emergency declared by the Governor in response to a communicable disease of public health threat and the tenant has provided written notice to the landlord informing the landlord of such concern. The bill requires the tenant in such circumstances to provide to the landlord or managing agent a video tour of the dwelling unit or other acceptable substitute for exhibiting the dwelling unit for sale or lease. The bill also provides that during a state of emergency declared by the Governor in response to a communicable disease of public health threat a tenant may provide written notice to the landlord requesting that one or more nonemergency property conditions in the dwelling unit not be addressed in the normal course of business of the landlord due to such communicable disease of public health threat. The bill provides that in such case, the tenant shall be deemed to have waived any and all claims and rights under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act against the landlord for failure to address such nonemergency property conditions.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access to dwelling unit during certain emergencies.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

Del. Marcia Price [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (Y: 55 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
2021-01-29	House	Printed as engrossed 21102398D-E
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1981E
2021-01-29	House	Emergency clause deleted
2021-01-29	House	Amendments by Delegate Simon agreed to
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Passed by for the day
2021-01-27	House	Read first time
2021-01-26	House	Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2021-01-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102398D

HB1981 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	1229	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1981
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1981+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1981E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB1981AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1981F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1981FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1102V0045+HB1981
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H11V0054+HB1981
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1290+HB1981
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12V0129+HB1981