VirginiaShort-term rental properties; 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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 29Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 25105746D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB985)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101003DIntroduced
- Jan 29Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest