Real Property - Residential Leases - Rent Increase Prohibition
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Last action Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2024
How they voted
98–38
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 138
Mar 10, 2024
D
Democratic100
98% Yea
R
Republican38
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 10, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-38-2)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Wells
DDemocratic
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