Rental conveyances; relocates certain provisions related to assignments of rent.
Summary
Rental conveyances; leases; assignments. Relocates certain provisions of Title 55.1 (Property and Conveyances) of the Code of Virginia related to assignments of rent from a chapter related to nonresidential tenancies to a chapter related to leases. The bill corrects a technical error from the 2019 recodification of Title 55 of the Code of Virginia. This bill is identical to HB 312.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB589ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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