Introduced Mar 2, 2018
1 co-sponsor
GB
Total votes
16,633
all sessions
Attendance
98%
306 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 92% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Among the lowest in the chamber
Sponsored
633
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
633 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
Total
633
Primary
166
Co-sponsor
467
This page
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Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy.
Exempts from the public participation provisions of the Administrative Process Act regulations of the Board of Accountancy that are limited to reducing fees charged to regulants and applicants. This bill is identical to
Signed into law Mar 2, 2018
0 co-sponsors
Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
Creates a statewide standard for the installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property. The bill requires a landlord (i) to install a smoke alarm but does not permit a locality to require new or additional wiring or the upgrading of smoke alarms under certain conditions and (ii) to certify annually that smoke alarms have been installed and maintained in good working order in a residential dwelling unit pursuant to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.) and the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.). The landlord is also required to install a carbon monoxide alarm upon request by a tenant; the installation and subsequent maintenance must be in compliance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. A tenant of a rental dwelling unit with a smoke alarm or both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall not tamper or remove such alarms. Under the bill, a reasonable accommodation must be made for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, upon request. Localities that have enacted a fire and carbon monoxide alarm ordinance must conform such ordinances with these state standards by July 1, 2019. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a form for landlords for use in certifying inspections that summarizes smoke alarm maintenance requirements for landlords and tenants. The bill, as introduced, is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill incorporates
Signed into law Mar 2, 2018
0 co-sponsors
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 26, 2018
1 co-sponsor
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