Landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence.
Summary
Clarifies that the availability of the use of self-help eviction in certain circumstances to the owner of transient lodging shall not preclude such owner from pursuing any civil or criminal remedies under the laws of the Commonwealth.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 26, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 50 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1227H1
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105617D-H1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101140D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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