Virginia House Bill 857 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Landlord and tenant law. Removes remaining differences between general landlord and tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act by conforming provisions pertaining to residential dwelling units in the following areas: (i) termination of a nonresidential tenancy by self-help eviction or by filing an unlawful detainer action; (ii) tenant obligations to maintain a dwelling unit; (iii) notice to the tenant in the event of foreclosure; (iv) wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services; (v) prohibited provisions in the rental agreement; (vi) early termination of a rental agreement by military personnel; and (vii) remedies for the landlord's failure to deliver possession. The bill also makes the following changes to landlord and tenant law: (a) clarifies the lease termination process; (b) provides that if a tenant allows his renter's insurance to lapse, the landlord may provide coverage and require the tenant to pay the premium; (c) establishes protection for landlords who provide tenant information to a federal census official; (d) authorizes a landlord or property manager to appear in court to seek final rent and damages related to a dwelling unit; and (e) clarifies remedies for a tenant's failure to prepare the dwelling unit for insecticide or pesticide applications.

Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.

Del. Christopher Peace [R]

2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
2018-03-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
2018-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
2018-02-28	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-26	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB857ER)
2018-02-26	House	Enrolled
2018-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2018-02-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2018-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-12	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
2018-02-12	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
2018-02-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB857H1
2018-02-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 18106539D-H1
2018-02-09	House	Read second time
2018-02-08	House	Read first time
2018-02-06	House	Committee substitute printed 18106539D-H1
2018-02-06	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102837D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB857
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB857+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB857H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB857ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0221+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1102V0035+HB0857
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H11V0099+HB0857
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0564+HB0857
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S12V0173+HB0857
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0596HB0857+HB0857
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0620HB0857+HB0857