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2023 SESSION
HB 1735 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Provides that if a tenant fails or otherwise refuses to sign the form developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) and posted on its website acknowledging that the tenant has received the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities from the landlord, the landlord shall record the date or dates on which he provided the form to the tenant and the fact that the tenant failed or otherwise refused to sign such form. The bill gives the landlord the option of providing the tenant a subsequent opportunity to sign such form after the effective date of the tenancy. Finally, the bill directs the Director of the Department to update certain forms to include language directing parties to rental agreements to refer to the Department's website for more resources.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102712D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23102712D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1735ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/09/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102712D
- 01/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/11/23 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/19/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/23 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/23 House: Read first time
- 01/27/23 House: Read second time
- 01/27/23 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1735E
- 01/27/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23102712D-E
- 01/30/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/08/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/23 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/23 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/15/23 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/23 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/23 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/23 Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Rouse, Vogel
- 02/21/23 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/23 House: Delegates: VanValkenburg, Leftwich, Campbell, J.L.
- 02/23/23 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/23 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 House: VOTE: (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1735ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)