Virginia House Bill 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Creates a statewide standard for the installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property. The bill requires a landlord (i) to install a smoke alarm but does not permit a locality to require new or additional wiring or the upgrading of smoke alarms under certain conditions and (ii) to certify annually that smoke alarms have been installed and maintained in good working order in a residential dwelling unit pursuant to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (?§27-94 et seq.) and the Uniform Statewide Building Code (?§36-97 et seq.). The landlord is also required to install a carbon monoxide alarm upon request by a tenant; the installation and subsequent maintenance must be in compliance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. A tenant of a rental dwelling unit with a smoke alarm or both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall not tamper or remove such alarms. Under the bill, a reasonable accommodation must be made for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, upon request. Localities that have enacted a fire and carbon monoxide alarm ordinance must conform such ordinances with these state standards by July 1, 2019. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a form for landlords for use in certifying inspections that summarizes smoke alarm maintenance requirements for landlords and tenants. The bill, as introduced, is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 391.

Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

2018-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
2018-02-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2018
2018-02-22	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/18
2018-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-19	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB609ER)
2018-02-19	House	Enrolled
2018-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-12	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2018-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-02	House	Printed as engrossed 18104508D-E
2018-02-02	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB609E
2018-02-02	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2018-02-02	House	Read second time
2018-02-01	House	Read first time
2018-01-30	House	Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-19	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104508D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	922	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB609
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0041+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1102V0007+HB0609
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H11V0041+HB0609
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0313+HB0609
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S12V0129+HB0609
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0525HB0609+HB0609
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0519HB0609+HB0609