Summons for unlawful detainer; notice to tenant, adverse employment actions prohibited.
Summary
Summons for unlawful detainer; notice; adverseemployment actions prohibited. Requires any summons for unlawfuldetainer to include a notice to the tenant that it is unlawful forhis employer to discharge him from employment or take any adversepersonnel action against him for appearing at an initial or subsequenthearing on such summons, provided that he has given reasonable noticeof such hearing to his employer.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104518D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
Co
Louise Lucas
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
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