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1996 SESSION
SB 254 Fair Housing Law; enforcement by localities.
Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia Fair Housing Law; enforcement by localities. Provides that the governing bodies of any county, city, or town may enact ordinances in accordance with the Virginia Fair Housing Law if such ordinances were (i) enacted prior to September 30, 1992, and (ii) submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a determination of substantial equivalency. The current deadlines for both actions were July 1, 1992. The bill, requested by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, will permit the County's Human Rights Commission to enforce state and federal fair housing requirements. Because the Commission was created 60 days after the current deadlines, it has no enforcement authority and can only seek voluntary compliance with such fair housing requirements. The bill will also qualify the County for federal grant money to investigate, resolve, and enforce fair housing complaints.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960260633 pdf
- 02/15/96 House: Committee substitute printed 968110112-H1 pdf
- 03/12/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER) pdf
- 04/04/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960260633
- 01/18/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/24/96 Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/25/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/96 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/96 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/30/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/96 House: Read first time
- 01/31/96 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/96 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 02/15/96 House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/96 House: Committee substitute printed 968110112-H1
- 02/16/96 House: Read second time
- 02/19/96 House: Read third time
- 02/19/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 968110112-H1
- 02/19/96 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/19/96 House: Rereferred to General Laws
- 02/22/96 House: Reported from General Laws with amd. (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 House: Read second time
- 02/26/96 House: Read third time
- 02/26/96 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/26/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/96 House: Passed House with sub. w/amd. (Block Vote) (100-Y O-N)
- 02/26/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Reading of substitute with amendment waived
- 02/28/96 Senate: House sub. w/amd. agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUB. W/AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER)
- 03/15/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/16/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/04/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)