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2024 SESSION

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SB 422 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited fees. Prohibits landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act from requiring a tenant to (i) pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any unit subject to such rental agreement unless necessitated by the tenant's violation of a requirement of the Act or (ii) pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due, unless the landlord offers an alternative method of payment that does not include additional fees. This bill is identical to HB 993.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105046D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24105046D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB422ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105046D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB422E
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24105046D-E
• 02/12/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/19/24  House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
• 02/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/29/24  House: Read second time
• 03/01/24  House: Read third time
• 03/01/24  House: Passed House (52-Y 44-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N)
• 03/06/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB422ER)
• 03/06/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Chair votes Yes
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024