Virginia House Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-04 - House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB192-Cosgrove) by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Fair Housing Board; fair housing certification program. Requires the Fair Housing Board to establish and mandate, by regulation, an education-based certification program for persons subject to the Fair Housing Law who are involved in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings. The regulations shall provide that such persons take a minimum of two hours of fair housing training every two years to maintain the required certification. The Board shall have the authority to approve training courses and instructors in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter, which shall include an update on current cases and administrative decisions under fair housing laws. The regulations shall further provide that a person required to be certified who fails to obtain or maintain certification as provided herein shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Board of not more than $250. Civil penalties assessed shall be paid into the dedicated special revenue fund of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The Board shall post on its website the requirements for certification and include notice on the certificates of the dates for which the certification shall remain valid. The Board shall provide at least 45 days notice to the person certified that their certification is due for renewal. The bill also defines the term "person in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings."

Fair Housing Board; establish program for persons subject to Fair Housing Law.

Del. Glenn Oder [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-04		House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB192-Cosgrove) by voice vote
2010-02-03		House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB192-Cosgrove) by voice vote
2010-01-15		House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
2010-01-12		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2010-01-12		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101331D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2343	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2344	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB405
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB405+hil