VA SB377 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. Provides that a general district court may (i) terminate a lease upon the request of the tenant or (ii) order the dwelling unit surrendered to the landlord if the landlord prevails on a request for possession in an unlawful detainer action. Under current law, the court may decide to terminate the lease without a request for termination by the tenant. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to
Title
Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jill Vogel [R] |
Roll Calls
2016-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-23 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) | |
| 2016-03-11 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 2016-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER) |
| 2016-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2016-03-04 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-04 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-04 | House | Read third time |
| 2016-03-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-01-29 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB377S1 |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 16104404D-S1 |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2016-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-25 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 16104404D-S1 |
| 2016-01-25 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-18 | Senate | Rereferred to General Laws and Technology |
| 2016-01-18 | Senate | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-11 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101054D |
