VA SB588 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing; criminal record screening model policy. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) to develop a criminal record screening model policy for admitting or denying an applicant for affordable housing covered under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidance on the application of the Fair Housing Act and maintain such model policy on its website. The bill prohibits a landlord of an affordable housing unit from inquiring about or requiring disclosure of, or if such information is received, basing an adverse action, in whole or in part, on an applicant's criminal or arrest record unless the landlord does so in accordance with the criminal record screening model policy developed by the Department and posted on its website and provides the applicant with a written copy of such policy. The bill directs the Department to convene a stakeholder group to provide input into the development of the criminal record screening model policy.
Title
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening policy.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) (Y: 50 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-02 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB588ER) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-23 | House | VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Passed House (50-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-N) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24104519D-E |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB588E |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Rereferred to General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (11-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104519D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1207 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
