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2024 SESSION

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HB 993 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.

Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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 SB 422. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101657D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101657D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107999D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB993ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101657D
• 01/09/24  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 amendments (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (10-Y 9-N)
• 02/08/24  House: Read first time
• 02/09/24  House: Read second time
• 02/09/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB993E
• 02/09/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101657D-E
• 02/12/24  House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-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 with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/21/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107999D-S1
• 02/23/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/26/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107999D-S1
• 02/26/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB993S1
• 02/26/24  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
• 02/28/24  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107999D-S1 (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/28/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB993ER)
• 03/05/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  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
• 04/08/24  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/24  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
• 04/17/24  House: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024