HB 1420 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Landlord and tenant; charge for late payment of rent, restrictions.

Summary
Landlord and tenant; charge for late payment of rent; restrictions. Provides that a landlord shall not charge a tenant for late payment of rent unless such charge is provided for in the written rental agreement, and that no such late charge shall exceed the lesser of 10 percent of the periodic rent or 10 percent of the remaining balance due and owed by the tenant. This bill contains an emergency clause and incorporates HB 1669.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 22, 2020
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (34-Y 6-N)
upper
Apr 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 26-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1420H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107394D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102897D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors