Civil relief; furloughed or otherwise not receiving wages, etc.
Summary
Provides a 30-day stay for eviction and foreclosure proceedings for tenants and homeowners who request a stay and provide proof, defined in the bill, that they are (i) an employee of the United States government, (ii) an independent contractor for the United States government, or (iii) an employee of a company under contract with the United States government who was furloughed or was otherwise not receiving wages or payments as a result of the partial closure of the United States government beginning on December 22, 2018. The bill contain a sunset date of September 30, 2019.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Last action Feb 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 1, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1737ES1
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator McPike agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1737S1
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105943D-S1
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Introduced bill reprinted 19103875D
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 19103875D
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
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