Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; certain notices of termination.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; notice of termination to contain legal aid information. Provides that no notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant receiving tenant-based rental assistance through (i) the Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o), or (ii) any other federal, state, or local program by a private landlord is effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice, the statewide legal aid telephone number and website address. This bill is identical to SB 115.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 4, 2020
Signed Mar 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB519S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108223D-S1
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB519H1
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105928D-H1
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103977D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
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