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2005 SESSION

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SB 968 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.

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SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.  Prohibits a landlord from charging any liquidated damages for early termination of a rental agreement if the tenant is a member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard. The bill has an emergency clause and makes other technical corrections.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056908784  pdf
• 01/24/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 056908784-E  pdf
• 02/18/05  House: Committee substitute printed 059606784-H1  pdf
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER)  pdf
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056908784
• 01/11/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/05  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/05  Senate: Read second time
• 01/24/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/24/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/24/05  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 01/24/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB968E
• 01/24/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 056908784-E
• 01/25/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/26/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/26/05  House: Read first time
• 01/26/05  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/09/05  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: Subcommittee #1...
• 02/17/05  House: Reported from General Laws with sub (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  House: Committee substitute printed 059606784-H1
• 02/21/05  House: Read second time
• 02/22/05  House: Read third time
• 02/22/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 059606784-H1
• 02/22/05  House: Amendments by Del. Suit agreed to
• 02/22/05  House: Emergency clause added
• 02/22/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute w/amds. SB968H1
• 02/22/05  House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER)
• 03/09/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 742 (effective 3/26/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)