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. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-0)
house of delegates
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB286S1
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105619D-S1
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103920D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
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