VA HB99 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Landlord and tenant; victims of family abuse; evidence to mitigate low credit score; damages. Allows an applicant for a lease to recover actual damages, including all amounts paid to the landlord as an application fee, application deposit, or reimbursement for any of the landlord's out-of-pocket expenses that were charged to the applicant, along with attorney fees, if the landlord does not consider evidence of the applicant's status as a victim of family abuse to mitigate any adverse effect of the otherwise qualified applicant's low credit score.

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Title

Va. Fair Housing Law; status as a victim of family abuse, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 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 (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 20-N) (Y: 80 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
2020-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-06 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB99ER)
2020-02-27HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11HouseVOTE: Passage (80-Y 20-N)
2020-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
2020-02-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB99H2
2020-02-10HouseSubstitute by Delegate Simon agreed to 20108069D-H2
2020-02-10HouseCommittee on General Laws substitute rejected 20107595D-H1
2020-02-10HouseRead second time
2020-02-10HouseFloor substitute printed 20108069D-H2 (Simon)
2020-02-07HousePassed by for the day
2020-02-06HousePassed by for the day
2020-02-05HouseRead first time
2020-02-04HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2020-02-04HouseCommittee substitute printed 20107595D-H1
2020-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15HouseAssigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2019-12-12HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2019-12-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100448D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5511310(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB99
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB99+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB99H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB99H2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB99ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0388+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0047+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0074+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0236+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0896+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0195+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0099+HB0099
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0866HB0099+HB0099

Bill Comments

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