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2020 SESSION
HB 340 Emergency laws; civil relief, citizens of the Commonwealth furloughed.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Emergency laws; civil relief; citizens of the Commonwealth furloughed or otherwise not receiving wages or payments due to closure of the federal government or declaration of Emergency by the Governor. Provides a 60-day stay of an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent for tenants and a 30-day stay of foreclosure proceedings for homeowners of, and owners who rent to a tenant, a one-family to four-family residential dwelling unit who request a stay and provide written proof, defined in the bill, that they are (i) an employee of the United States government, (ii) an independent contractor for the United States government, or (iii) an employee of a company under contract with the United States government who was furloughed or was or is otherwise not receiving wages or payments as a result of a closure of the United States government, defined in the bill. The bill requires homeowners and owners who rent to a tenant a one-family to four-family residential dwelling unit to request such stay of foreclosure proceedings within 90 days of a closure of the United States government or 90 days following the end of such closure, whichever is later. The bill also expands the available relief to any tenant, homeowner, or owner affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic public health crisis during the period for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency (the Emergency). The bill contains an emergency clause and provides that the expanded relief provisions shall expire 90 days following the end of the Emergency.
FULL TEXT
- 01/01/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104151D pdf
- 01/31/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20104151D-E pdf
- 02/27/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB340ER) pdf
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's substitute printed 20110192D-H1 pdf
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB340ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1202) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/01/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104151D
- 01/01/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/23/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Read first time
- 01/31/20 House: Read second time
- 01/31/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/31/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB340E
- 01/31/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20104151D-E
- 02/03/20 House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)
- 02/03/20 House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/03/20 House: Passed House (65-Y 34-N)
- 02/03/20 House: VOTE: Passage #2 (65-Y 34-N)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB340ER)
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
- 03/06/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's substitute printed 20110192D-H1
- 04/22/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 37-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (57-Y 37-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB340ER2)
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1202 (effective 4/22/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1202)