VirginiaShort-term rental properties; definitions, human trafficking awareness training.
What it does
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals.
More detail
The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from listing a short-term rental property prior to receipt of an up-to-date written certification signed by the accommodations provider of such property that such accommodations provider has complied with the relevant training requirements.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in Counties, Cities and TownsLatest
- Jan 30Rereferred to Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 30Motion to rerefer to Counties, Cities and Towns agreed to
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1654)
- Jan 29Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 29Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute Reported agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25105894D-H1Major
- Jan 24Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1654)
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100042DIntroduced