Virginia House Bill 7 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in General Laws and Technology
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or (ii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy by families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area where the housing development is located or is proposed to be located, unless at the time of the municipal decision, a proposed development will be located in a census tract wherein more than 50 percent of the units serve families or individuals at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area. The bill also requires the Fair Housing Board, after determining the existence of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice and after consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action. Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or (ii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy by families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area where the housing development is located or is proposed to be located, unless at the time of the municipal decision, a proposed development will be located in a census tract wherein more than 50 percent of the units serve families or individuals at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area. The bill also requires the Fair Housing Board, after determining the existence of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice and after consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action.

Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]
Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Jeion Ward [D]

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (71-Y 28-N) (Y: 71 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	Senate	Left in General Laws and Technology
2020-02-19	Senate	Continued to 2021 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (71-Y 28-N)
2020-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N)
2020-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB7H2
2020-02-03	House	Substitute by Delegate Bourne agreed to 20107506D-H2
2020-02-03	House	Floor substitute printed 20107506D-H2 (Bourne)
2020-02-03	House	Committee substitute rejected 20106656D-H1
2020-02-03	House	Read second time
2020-01-31	House	Passed by for the day
2020-01-30	House	Read first time
2020-01-28	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2020-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 20106656D-H1
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2019-11-18	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2019-11-18	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100179D

HB7 (Carry Over) 2020-02-19 - Continued to 2021 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB7
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB7+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB7H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB7H2+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB7F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB7FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB7FH2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1102C0027+HB0007
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H11C0218+HB0007
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HC0369+HB0007
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12C0184+HB0007