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2006 SESSION

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HB 1236 Fair Housing Law; removes exemption of single-family house from certain section.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Exemptions to the Virginia Fair Housing Law.  Removes exemption of single family-house from the Fair Housing Law section relating to restrictive covenants.  Section 36-96.6 states in pertinent part that any restrictive covenants based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap are void and against Virginia public policy.  Incorporates HB 696.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069287416  pdf
• 02/10/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067739520-H1  pdf
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1236ER)  pdf
• 04/14/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069287416
• 01/11/06  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/06  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #1 Housing (Suit)
• 02/09/06  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067739520-H1
• 02/11/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time
• 02/13/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 067739520-H1
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1236H1
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 03/01/06  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/06  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/06  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1236ER)
• 03/15/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/14/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)