VirginiaPublic housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer.
What it does
Public housing authorities; indigent parties; unlawful detainer. Exempts indigent defendants from having to post an appeal bond in unlawful detainer actions brought by a public housing authority. The bill also amends certain provisions of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to (i) prohibit any landlord that is a public housing authority from requiring a tenant to pay any fees for the maintenance or repair of a dwelling unit unless such repair is necessitated by the tenant's action or omission and (ii) require, if a public housing authority issues a notice of nonpayment of rent to a tenant, such public housing authority to provide the tenant certain information printed on pink or orange paper explaining how the tenant may recertify the tenant's income in accordance with federal law and policy.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 2415.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 688 (Effective - see bill)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)Major
- Mar 25Governor's substitute printed (SB1221S2)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (SB1221S2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by SenateMinor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1221)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1221ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed by temporarily
- Feb 17Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 17House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 13Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1221)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107096D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1221)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 27Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 27Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Rules suspended
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25105735D-S1Major
- Jan 22Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101846DIntroduced