Virginia House Bill 340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1202)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Emergency laws; civil relief; citizens of the Commonwealth furloughed or otherwise not receiving wages or payments due to closure of the federal government or declaration of Emergency by the Governor. Provides a 60-day stay of an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent for tenants and a 30-day stay of foreclosure proceedings for homeowners of, and owners who rent to a tenant, a one-family to four-family residential dwelling unit who request a stay and provide written proof, defined in the bill, that they are (i) an employee of the United States government, (ii) an independent contractor for the United States government, or (iii) an employee of a company under contract with the United States government who was furloughed or was or is otherwise not receiving wages or payments as a result of a closure of the United States government, defined in the bill. The bill requires homeowners and owners who rent to a tenant a one-family to four-family residential dwelling unit to request such stay of foreclosure proceedings within 90 days of a closure of the United States government or 90 days following the end of such closure, whichever is later. The bill also expands the available relief to any tenant, homeowner, or owner affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic public health crisis during the period for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency (the Emergency). The bill contains an emergency clause and provides that the expanded relief provisions shall expire 90 days following the end of the Emergency.

Emergency laws; civil relief, citizens of the Commonwealth furloughed.

Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Sen. Danica Roem [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: (57-Y 37-N) (Y: 57 N: 37 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (65-Y 34-N) (Y: 65 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N) (Y: 63 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1202)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1202 (effective 4/22/20)
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB340ER2)
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (57-Y 37-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 37-N)
2020-04-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-04-11	House	Governor's substitute printed 20110192D-H1
2020-04-11	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-03-06		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB340ER)
2020-02-27	House	Enrolled
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage #2 (65-Y 34-N)
2020-02-03	House	Passed House (65-Y 34-N)
2020-02-03	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2020-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N)
2020-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)
2020-01-31	House	Printed as engrossed 20104151D-E
2020-01-31	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB340E
2020-01-31	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-31	House	Read second time
2020-01-30	House	Read first time
2020-01-28	House	Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N)
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2020-01-01	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-01	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104151D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB340
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB340+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB340E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB340ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB340H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB340ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1202+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0015+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0030+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0145+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0219+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0328+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0317+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0181+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0340+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0869HB0340+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV2011HB0340+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV2012HB0340+HB0340
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2158+HB0340