Virginia Senate Bill 5088 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on November 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-11-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Changes from five to 14 days the amount of time that landlords who own four or fewer rental dwelling units must wait after serving written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. The bill requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units, or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the total amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the total amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the total amount due and owed or enter into a payment arrangement within 14 days of receiving notice or if the tenant enters into a payment arrangement but fails to pay within 14 days of the due date any rent that becomes due under the payment plan or arrangement after such plan or arrangement becomes effective. The bill clarifies that a tenant is not precluded from participating in any other rent relief programs available to the tenant through a nonprofit organization or under the provisions of a federal, state, or local law, regulation, or action. The bill contains an emergency clause. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2021.

Virginia Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. John Bell [D]	Sen. Barbara Favola [D]
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2020-11-09 - House - House: VOTE: (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-09 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 and #4 (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-09 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-10-14 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 40-N) (Y: 57 N: 40 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-10-14 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N) (Y: 26 N: 12 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-10-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (34-Y 2-N) (Y: 34 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-10-02 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N) (Y: 0 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-09-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
2020-11-09	House	Enacted, Chapter 54 (effective 11/9/20)
2020-11-09	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-11-09	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-11-09	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB5088ER2)
2020-11-09	House	Reenrolled
2020-11-09		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-11-09		Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
2020-11-09	House	VOTE: (57-Y 41-N)
2020-11-09	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 41-N)
2020-11-09	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 and #4 (22-Y 17-N)
2020-11-09	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (37-Y 2-N)
2020-10-28	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-10-21		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 28, 2020
2020-10-21	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 21, 2020
2020-10-16	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-10-16	Senate	Signed by President
2020-10-16	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5088ER)
2020-10-16	Senate	Enrolled
2020-10-14	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N)
2020-10-14	House	VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 40-N)
2020-10-14	House	Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
2020-10-14		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-10-07	House	Delegates: Price, Bulova, Morefield
2020-10-07	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-10-07	Senate	Senators: Ebbin, Bell, Boysko
2020-10-07	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-10-07	Senate	Senate acceded to request (34-Y 2-N)
2020-10-07	House	House requested conference committee
2020-10-07	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-10-02	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
2020-09-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N)
2020-09-25	House	Passed House with substitute (55-Y 42-N)
2020-09-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB5088H1
2020-09-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20201225D-H1
2020-09-25	House	Read third time
2020-09-24	House	Read second time
2020-09-21	House	Committee substitute printed 20201225D-H1
2020-09-21	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2020-09-17	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-09-17	House	Read first time
2020-09-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-08-27	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N)
2020-08-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5088S1
2020-08-26	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20200860D-S1
2020-08-26	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-08-26	Senate	Read second time
2020-08-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-08-19	Senate	Incorporates SB5086 (Bell)
2020-08-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20200860D-S1
2020-08-19	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-08-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-08-17	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20200827D

HB5064 (Same As) 2020-11-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046)
SB5086 (Same As) 2020-08-19 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	1245	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+SB5088
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5088+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5088S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5088H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5088ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5088ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+CHAP0054+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+S12V0003+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0019SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0037SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+H11V0014+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0091+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0203SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0232SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0286SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0196+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0312SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0313SB5088+SB5088
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0228+SB5088