VirginiaShort-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training, delayed effective date.
What it does
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Requires every 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, by January 1, 2028, and every two years thereafter. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
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The bill contains technical amendments.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 19Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 6General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB182)
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 26105290D-S1Major
- Jan 28Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Senate committee offered
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB182)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100926DIntroduced