Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; certain notices of termination.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;notice of termination to contain legal services contact information.Provides that no notice of termination of tenancy served upon anyresidential tenant is effective unless it contains on its first page,in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in thebody of the notice, the name, address, and telephone number of thelegal services program, if any, serving the jurisdiction in whichthe premises is located. The same requirement is currently only applicableto a public housing authority organized under the Housing AuthoritiesLaw.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 14, 2019
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
35
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB115H1
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108246D-H1
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB115E
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Dec 14, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101741D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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