HB 99 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Va. Fair Housing Law; status as a victim of family abuse, etc.

Summary
Landlord and tenant; victims of family abuse; evidence to mitigate low credit score; damages. Allows an applicant for a lease to recover actual damages, including all amounts paid to the landlord as an application fee, application deposit, or reimbursement for any of the landlord's out-of-pocket expenses that were charged to the applicant, along with attorney fees, if the landlord does not consider evidence of the applicant's status as a victim of family abuse to mitigate any adverse effect of the otherwise qualified applicant's low credit score.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 12, 2019 Signed Mar 23, 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
33
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB99H2
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-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
Dec 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100448D
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors