VirginiaShort-term rental properties; rental operator to complete human trafficking awareness training.
What it does
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Requires every short-term rental operator, defined in the bill, and its employees to complete an approved training course on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking, as provided or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires that any short-term rental registry ordinance adopted by a locality pursuant to relevant law shall include that the training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking required by the bill be completed as part of the registration process.
More detail
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill contains technical amendments.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB600)
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107942D-H1Major
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 12House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB600)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105276DIntroduced