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2024 SESSION

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HB 1272 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant.

Introduced by: Katrina Callsen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to provide a copy of the signed written rental agreement to the tenant within 10 business days of the effective date of the rental agreement and to provide additional hard copies of the rental agreement upon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronic format that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant upon request. The bill also prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant for any such additional copies of his rental agreement.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103650D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24103650D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1272ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/17/24  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1272ER2)  pdf
• 04/17/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103650D
• 01/10/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/26/24  House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
• 02/01/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/24  House: Read first time
• 02/09/24  House: Read second time
• 02/09/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1272E
• 02/09/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24103650D-E
• 02/12/24  House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
• 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1272ER)
• 03/08/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/24  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (77-Y 20-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 20-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/17/24  House: Reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1272ER2)
• 04/17/24  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Enacted, Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/17/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)