Virginia House Bill 2249 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance; filing of information regarding resident agent appointed by nonresident property owner. Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay a security deposit, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance prior to the commencement of the tenancy that exceed the amount of two months' periodic rent. The bill permits a landlord, however, to add a monthly amount as additional rent to recover additional costs of such renter's insurance premiums. The bill also removes provisions allowing a landlord to permit a tenant to provide damage insurance coverage in lieu of the payment of a security deposit. Finally, the bill requires nonresident property owners to file the name and office address of the agent appointed by such nonresident property owner in the office of the clerk of the State Corporation Commission. Under current law, such information must be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which deeds are recorded in the county or city in which the property lies. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance; filing of information regarding resident agent appointed by nonresident property owner. Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay a security deposit, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance prior to the commencement of the tenancy that exceed the amount of two months' periodic rent. The bill permits a landlord, however, to add a monthly amount as additional rent to recover additional costs of such renter's insurance premiums. The bill also removes provisions allowing a landlord to permit a tenant to provide damage insurance coverage in lieu of the payment of a security deposit. Finally, the bill requires nonresident property owners to file the name and office address of the agent appointed by such nonresident property owner in the office of the clerk of the State Corporation Commission. Under current law, such information must be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which deeds are recorded in the county or city in which the property lies.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]
Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) (Y: 56 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2249H1
2021-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103524D-H1
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Passed by for the day
2021-01-28	House	Passed by for the day
2021-01-27	House	Read first time
2021-01-26	House	Committee substitute printed 21103524D-H1
2021-01-26	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
2021-01-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102708D

HB2249 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	1204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1208	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1211	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2249
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2249+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2249H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103462D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21103462.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103524D.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1102V0049+HB2249
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H11V0057+HB2249
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1373+HB2249
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12V0159+HB2249