VA SB5051 | 2020 | 1st Special Session

Virginia Senate Bill 5051 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on August 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-10 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; temporary prohibition against landlord termination of rental agreements or actions to obtain possession of a dwelling unit under certain circumstances. Prohibits the termination of rental agreements and the issuance of orders of possession and writs of eviction for any reason, except in response to a criminal or willful act that is not remediable and that poses a threat to health or safety, until after April 30, 2021.

Title

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; temporary prohibition against landlord termination.

Roll Calls

2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-10	Senate	Left in Finance and Appropriations
2020-08-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-08-27	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
2020-08-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20201061D-S1
2020-08-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-08-17	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200703D

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+SB5051
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5051+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5051S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+S12V0004+SB5051