VA HB740 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 25 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on March 25 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages. Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages.
Title
Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case.
Sponsors
| Del. Rae Cousins [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] |
| Del. Marty Martinez [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 99-N) (Y: 1 N: 99 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Communicated to Governor |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House rejected Governor's recommendation (1-Y 99-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB740ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB740H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107031D-H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107031D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100727D |
