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2024 SESSION
HB 1251 VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
Introduced by: Rae Cousins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104723D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106845D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1251ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104723D
- 01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/01/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/24 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106845D-H1
- 02/08/24 House: Read first time
- 02/09/24 House: Read second time
- 02/09/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106845D-H1
- 02/09/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1251H1
- 02/12/24 House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/12/24 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/13/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/24 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1251ER)
- 02/29/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 House: House sustained Governor's veto