HB 1923 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement, etc.

Summary

Provides that a tenant is entitled to reasonable attorney fees when a tenant successfully raises as a defense the landlord's noncompliance with the rental agreement and the court enters judgment in favor of the tenant.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Jan 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

Signed into Law

Mar 2019

Introduced Jan 4, 2019 Signed Mar 8, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2019

How they voted

36–0

Passed

Total votes 36

Feb 13, 2019

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 8, 2019

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/19)

executive

Feb 13, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0)

senate

Jan 31, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 30, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2019

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1923H1

lower

Jan 29, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 19105504D-H1

lower

Jan 24, 2019

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)

house of delegates

Jan 14, 2019

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 4, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 4, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101389D

lower

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors