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2024 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chair: Adam P. Ebbin

Clerk: Eric Bingham, Andrew Horton
Staff: Joanne Frye
Date of Meeting: February 28, 2024
Time and Place: 30 minutes after adjournment/Senate Room B
updated to include HB405

H.B. 133 Local gov't; ongoing health care for employees exposed to toxic materials.

Patron: Convirs-Fowler

Department of Fire Programs; study related to employee exposure of toxic materials. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify options to assist local government employee responders who were exposed to toxic materials when responding to emergencies. The bill directs the work group to assess eligibility for funding, qualifying emergencies, and other criteria and directs the work group to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.

A BILL to direct the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify and analyze options to provide preemptive and ongoing health care to local government employees exposed to toxic materials.

24106561D

H.B. 322 Cosmetology Compact; established.

Patron: Glass

Cosmetology Compact. Establishes the Cosmetology Compact upon the enactment of substantially similar legislation in the seventh Member State, defined in the bill. The bill creates a multistate license in furtherance of the objectives of providing opportunities for the uninterrupted practice of cosmetology between Member States and supporting the relocation of military members and their spouses by enabling such continuation of practice. The bill requires the Board of Barbers and Cosmetology to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-700.1, relating to Cosmetology Compact.

24101346D

H.B. 338 Siting of data centers; locality may perform site assessment before approval.

Patron: Thomas

Siting of data centers; site assessment. Allows a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions within the locality.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment.

24101112D

H.B. 368 Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to convene advisory group to evaluate.

Patron: McClure

Board of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; report. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development (the Board) to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit, provided that the building has not more than six stories above grade plane. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Board and to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024.

A BILL to direct the Board of Housing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit.

24104623D

H.B. 405 Electric vehicle charging facilities; infrastructure necessary to support installation.

Patron: McClure

Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; evaluation of infrastructure necessary for electric vehicle charging facilities. Directs the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation (the Commission) to evaluate the design and deployment of the electrical distribution infrastructure necessary to support the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities in new developments consisting of single-family and multifamily residential units. The bill requires the Commission to engage representatives from the residential and commercial development industries, private sector utility consultants, and other stakeholders.

A BILL to direct the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to evaluate the design and deployment of the electrical distribution infrastructure necessary to support the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities in certain residential developments.

24107557D

H.B. 442 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Patron: Bennett-Parker

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent if the exact amount of rent owed is less than or equal to one month's rent plus any late charges contracted for in the rental agreement and as provided by law, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the exact amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the exact amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill prohibits the landlord from charging any additional late fees during the payment plan period in connection with the unpaid rental amount for which the tenant entered into the payment plan so long as the tenant makes timely payments in accordance with the terms of the payment plan. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the exact amount due and owed or enter into a payment plan within five days of receiving notice or if a tenant enters into a payment plan and after such plan becomes effective fails to pay rent when due or fails to make a payment under the terms of the agreed-upon payment plan.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1245, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan.

24100052D

H.B. 467 Real estate contract disclosures, certain; establishment by localities prohibited.

Patron: Simon

Establishment by localities of certain real estate contract disclosures prohibited. Prohibits localities from establishing or enforcing a mandatory disclosure requirement for a real estate licensee, any party to a contract for the sale or listing of residential real property, or any authorized agent of such party. The bill provides that prohibited mandatory disclosures include mandatory notifications in contracts, contract amendments or addenda, advertising, other promotional materials, and subsequent deeds after the initial deed is recorded, related to the sale of residential real estate.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-983.1, relating to real estate contracts; localities; certain real estate contract disclosures prohibited.

24104483D

H.B. 598 Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Patron: Price

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. The bill also provides that if a summons for unlawful detainer is filed to terminate a tenancy specifically for nonpayment of rent pursuant to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, the initial hearing on such summons shall occur as soon as practicable, but not more than 14 days from the date of filing, and if the case cannot be heard within 14 days from the date of filing, the initial hearing shall be held as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 21 days after the date of the filing.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-126 and 55.1-1245, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement.

24106679D

H.B. 707 Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children.

Patron: Maldonado

Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children. Prohibits, subject to a parental consent requirement, a data controller from processing personal data of a known child (i) for the purposes of targeted advertising, the sale of such personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer; (ii) unless such processing is reasonably necessary to provide the online service, product, or feature; (iii) for any processing purpose other than the processing purpose that the controller disclosed at the time such controller collected such personal data or that is reasonably necessary for and compatible with such disclosed purpose; or (iv) for longer than is reasonably necessary to provide the online service, product, or feature. The bill prohibits, subject to a parental consent requirement, a data controller from collecting precise geolocation data from a known child unless (i) such precise geolocation data is reasonably necessary for the controller to provide an online service, product, or feature and, if such data is necessary to provide such online service, product, or feature, such controller shall only collect such data for the time necessary to provide such online service, product, or feature and (ii) the controller provides to the known child a signal indicating that such controller is collecting such precise geolocation data, which signal shall be available to such known child for the entire duration of such collection. The bill prohibits a data controller from engaging in the activities described in the bill unless the controller obtains consent from the child's parent or legal guardian in accordance with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-575, 59.1-578, and 59.1-580 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children.

24105782D

H.B. 818 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.

Patron: Cherry

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of meeting. Amends the definition of "meeting" as it relates to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to clarify that a gathering of two or more members of a public body is not a meeting if there is no discussion or transaction of any public business by the members of the public body and that certain educational trainings are not meetings subject to FOIA. The bill is in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia in Gloss v. Wheeler (2023) and is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions.

24104175D

H.B. 852 Local government ordinances related to fire departments; billing on behalf of volunteer fire depts.

Patron: Williams

Local government ordinances related to fire departments; billing on behalf of volunteer fire departments. Provides that the governing body of any county, city, or town in which a fire department or fire company is established may make such ordinances in relation to the powers and duties of such fire departments or fire companies as it deems proper, including billing on behalf of volunteer fire departments for the provision of emergency medical services. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 27-14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local government ordinances related to fire departments; billing on behalf of volunteer fire departments.

24103794D

H.B. 878 Affordable housing; purchase of development rights.

Patron: Bulova

Purchase of development rights for affordable housing. Permits any local government to purchase development rights or accept the donation of development rights in an effort to preserve and provide affordable housing. The bill grants local governments the powers necessary to carry out the purchase of such development rights. The bill prohibits the conversion or diversion of such affordable housing once the development rights are purchased unless the local government determines that such diversion is essential to the development and growth of the locality and in accordance with the locality's comprehensive plan.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 15.2 a chapter numbered 24.4, consisting of sections numbered 15.2-2441 through 15.2-2445, relating to purchase of development rights for affordable housing.

24104341D

H.B. 950 Uniform Statewide Building Code; temporarily prohibit modifications to Code.

Patron: Lopez

Uniform Statewide Building Code; temporary prohibition on modifications. Provides that neither the Governor nor the Board of Housing and Community Development shall modify any regulation in the Uniform Statewide Building Code prior to the conclusion of the Commonwealth's next triennial code development process.

A BILL to temporarily prohibit modifications to the Uniform Statewide Building Code.

24107145D

H.B. 955 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; summary of rental agreement provisions.

Patron: Lopez

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 36-139 and 55.1-1204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions.

24107377D

H.B. 957 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.

Patron: Lopez

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation. Provides that the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages and reasonable attorney fees if the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned. The bill includes exceptions to such liability including negligence by the tenant, an act of God, and termination due to certain fire damage.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-1243.2, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation.

24107522D

H.B. 996 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.

Patron: Anthony

Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; notice of tenant screening criteria. Requires landlords governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act to provide applicants for tenancy with (i) the amount and purpose of fees to be charged to such applicant, (ii) information that will be used to assess such applicant's eligibility for tenancy, and (iii) any criteria that may result in automatic denial of an application. The bill requires such landlords to notify applicants of certain rights protected by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act if the landlord takes an adverse action, as defined in the bill, after reviewing an application. Finally, the bill requires such landlords to refund any funds received in excess of the landlord's actual expenses and damages, after the landlord's rejection of an application or an applicant's failure to rent a unit upon being notified of his eligibility for tenancy.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1200, 55.1-1203, 55.1-1303, and 55.1-1311 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; notice of tenant screening criteria.

24106798D

H.B. 1101 Virginia Public Procurement Act; adds to definition of professional services.

Patron: Wiley

Virginia Public Procurement Act; professional services; definition. Adds to the definition of "professional services," for use throughout the Virginia Public Procurement Act, services of an investment and financial advisor procured by the Department of the Treasury.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4301 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; professional services; definition.

24103119D

H.B. 1105 Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program; created, affordable dwelling unit policy incentives.

Patron: Carr

Housing; Zoning for Housing Production Fund created; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report. Creates the Zoning for Housing Production Program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department). To be eligible for a grant from the Program, a locality is required to make a change to its zoning policies to allow for by-right development that is expected to further the goal of creating and maintaining mixed-income communities, affordable housing, and moderately priced housing, as those terms are defined in the bill. The Department of Housing and Community Development is required to establish certain guidelines and to notify the localities of the existence and purpose of the Program no later than September 1, 2024. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 36 a chapter numbered 13, consisting of sections numbered 36-176 through 36-181, relating to housing; Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program created; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report.

24107297D

H.B. 1108 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.

Patron: Carr

Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. Limits the use of construction management or design-build contracts by state public bodies and covered institutions for complex projects. The bill requires state public bodies, covered institutions, and local public bodies to provide documentation of the processes used for the final selection of a contract to all the unsuccessful applicants upon request. The bill adds certain requirements for covered institutions, including posting all documents exchanged between the Department of General Services and the covered institution on the central electronic procurement website eVA. The bill requires approval by the covered institution's board of visitors or governing board if the covered institution chooses to proceed with construction management or design-build against the recommendation of the Department if the project is funded by funds other than those provided from the state general fund and, if the project is funded by funds from the state general fund and under $65 million, secure approval from the Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan Advisory Committee. The bill requires a local public body to adopt a resolution or motion to use construction management or design-build, if required by its local governing body, prior to issuing a Request for Qualifications and to publish notice of such resolution or motion on its website or eVA. The bill provides that the Department shall report annually, for any construction management or design-build project, on the qualifications that made such project complex. Finally, the bill requires the Department, with the assistance of staff of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, assess implementation of construction management and design-build projects and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2029. 

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1519 and 2.2-4378 through 2.2-4383 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.

24106738D

H.B. 1116 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, certain construction projects.

Patron: Carr

Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement; certain construction projects. Allows a public body to establish purchase procedures, if adopted in writing, not requiring competitive sealed bids or competitive negotiation for single or term contracts for non-transportation-related construction projects if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $300,000. Current law places the limit at $200,000.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement; certain construction projects.

24102657D

H.B. 1182 Professional wetland delineator; certification requirements.

Patron: Ennis

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists; professional wetland delineator certification requirements. Replaces the requirement that an applicant with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field have four years of relevant experience to be certified as a professional wetland delineator with three years of such experience. For applicants seeking certification through experience, the bill reduces to three years the required experience that the applicant must have in wetland science research or as a teacher of wetlands curriculum in an accredited institution of higher education in order to be certified.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2206.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists; professional wetland delineator certification requirements.

24107393D

H.B. 1270 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation, prohibited acts.

Patron: McQuinn

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation specialist certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).

A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation.

24106743D

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

Patron: Callsen

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.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant.

24103650D

H.B. 1309 St. Emerg. Medical Services Advisory Bd.; guidelines for provision of emerg. trtmt. of police dogs.

Patron: Campbell

State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; guidelines for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs. Requires the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, to develop guidelines and guidance for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs injured in the line of duty and the transportation of such dogs by an emergency medical services vehicle to a veterinary care facility equipped to provide emergency treatment to such dog.

A BILL to have the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board develop guidelines and guidance for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs.

24104689D

H.B. 1351 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, selling ignition interlock system.

Patron: Williams

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; ignition interlock system. Provides that selling or offering for sale any ignition interlock system without a conspicuous statement that such advertisement is unrelated to any criminal proceeding or government agency is an unlawful consumer transaction in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; ignition interlock system.

24103872D

H.B. 1355 Information Technology Access Act; numerous organizational changes to Act.

Patron: Tran

Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility. Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information Technology Access Act. The bill defines "information and communications technology" as it relates to digital accessibility, defined in the bill, for all persons with disabilities. The bill permits the head of each covered entity, defined in the bill, to designate an employee to serve as such covered entity's digital accessibility coordinator and provides that such digital accessibility coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing such covered entity's digital accessibility policy. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3500 through 2.2-3504 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 35 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3505, relating to Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility.

24105159D

H.B. 1370 Health care providers, certain; reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies prohibited.

Patron: Delaney

Reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies by certain health care providers; prohibited. Prohibits certain medical care facilities, certain health care professionals, and emergency medical services agencies from reporting any portion of a medical debt, defined in the bill, to a consumer reporting agency. The bill prohibits collection entities collecting or attempting to collect a medical debt from reporting such collection or attempts to collect to a consumer reporting agency. The bill provides that a willful violation of such provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-444.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 35.1 of Title 59.1 a section numbered 59.1-444.4, relating to reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies by certain health care providers; prohibited; civil penalties.

24107273D

H.B. 1397 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park, notice of sale and relocation expenses.

Patron: Krizek

Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park; notice of sale and relocation expenses. Requires a manufactured home park owner to provide notice to the Department of Housing and Community Development and each manufactured home park tenant 90 days prior to unconditionally accepting an offer to purchase a manufactured home park. The bill permits an entity of tenants to negotiate for purchase of the manufactured home park. The bill also requires the manufactured home park owner provide notice to the locality in which the manufactured home park is located if the locality delivers a proposed purchase agreement with substantially similar terms and conditions as the entity of tenants to the manufactured home park owner. The bill provides an additional 60-day period for an entity to obtain financing for the purchase of a manufactured home park. The bill requires that its provisions be liberally construed to preserve affordable housing and expand the opportunities for owners of manufactured homes to purchase a manufactured home park. The bill provides for $5,000 in relocation expenses for a manufactured home owner if a rental agreement is terminated due to the sale of the manufactured home park to a buyer that is going to redevelop the park and change its use. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly. 

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1308.1 and 55.1-1308.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park; notice of sale and relocation expenses.

24107465D

H.B. 1398 Affordable housing; creates framework for localities to preserve housing.

Patron: Bennett-Parker

Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty. Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for a period of not less than 15 years. The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by December 31.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 36 a chapter numbered 13, consisting of sections numbered 36-176 through 36-181, relating to preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty.

24106512D

H.B. 1399 Potato Board; reduces membership.

Patron: Bloxom

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Potato Board; membership. Reduces from seven to five the number of members who shall serve on the Potato Board. The bill provides that the terms of persons serving as members of the Potato Board prior to the effective date of the bill shall expire on the effective date of the bill and that five members shall be appointed in accordance with the staggered terms set out in the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-1801 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Potato Board; membership.

24104044D

H.B. 1430 Library boards; adds King & Queen County to list of localities that are not required to establish.

Patron: Hodges

Local library boards; King and Queen County. Adds King and Queen County to the list of localities that are not required to establish a library board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-36 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local library boards; King and Queen County.

24104037D

H.B. 1452 State agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.

Patron: Askew

Duties of agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans. Requires each state agency to submit its annual report assessing the impact of its diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans on the populations served by the agency and on the agency's workforce budget to the General Assembly, in addition to the Governor, by July 1 of each year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-602 of the Code of Virginia, relating to duties of agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.

24105124D

H.B. 1461 Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit lessee or sublessee operator.

Patron: Mundon King

Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit lessee or sublessee operator. Prohibits a locality from barring an operator, as defined in existing law, from offering such property as a short-term rental solely on the basis that the operator is a lessee or sublessee of such property, provided that the property owner has granted permission for its use as a short-term rental. The bill adds an attestation that the property owner has granted such permission if the operator is a lessee or sublessee to the information that an operator must provide to annually register such short-term rental.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-983 of the Code of Virginia, relating to short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit lessee or sublessee operator.

24104022D

H.B. 1475 Uniform Statewide Building Code; certain building owners and operators to supply cooling, etc.

Patron: Keys-Gamarra

Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; building owners and operators to supply cooling by April 1 and heating by October 1. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to evaluate revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require that owners and operators of certain apartment buildings begin to supply cooling by April 1 and heat by October 1 of each year to maintain certain temperatures. Under the current regulations, such cooling period begins May 15 and such heating period begins October 15.

A BILL to direct the Board of Housing and Community Development to amend the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require that owners and operators of certain apartment buildings supply cooling and heating during certain times of year.

24107110D

H.B. 1482 Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant.

Patron: Leftwich

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; unlawful detainer action; emergency hearings. Provides for an emergency hearing to occur on a summons for unlawful detainer filed by an owner of a residential single family dwelling unit and the court finds based upon the evidence that (i) no rental agreement exists or has ever existed between the owner and the occupant; (ii) the occupant occupies such dwelling unit without permission of such owner; and (iii) the owner has given such occupant a written notice to vacate such dwelling unit at least 72 hours prior to the date of filing, an emergency hearing on such summons shall occur as soon as practicable, but not more than 14 days from the date of filing.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-126 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant.

24107007D

H.B. 1487 DHCD; translation of certain forms and documents into five non-English languages on website, etc.

Patron: Tran

Department of Housing and Community Development; forms and documents for landlords and tenants; translation into non-English languages. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to translate all forms and documents that the Department is mandated by law to create and that are posted on its website for use by residential landlords and tenants into the five non-English languages most commonly spoken in Virginia. The bill allows the Department to accept materials translated by volunteers but shall verify the accuracy of such translations prior to making such translations available on its website.

A BILL to direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to translate certain forms and documents posted on its website into the five non-English languages most commonly spoken in Virginia.

24106368D

H.B. 1519 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; fees for electronic fund transfers, prohibited.

Patron: Srinivasan

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; fees for electronic fund transfers; prohibited. Provides that charging any transaction or processing fee or similar surcharge for the purchase of a good or service through the use of an electronic fund transfer is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill provides that such prohibited practice includes any aspect of a consumer transaction that is subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-199 and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act; fees for electronic fund transfers; prohibited.

24107555D