HB1554
Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration adopted prior to July 1, 2017.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration.
Provides that except as otherwise provided in the declaration of a property owners' association, a declaration may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the owners. The bill is in response to the Virginia Supreme Court decision in February 2016 in Tvardek v. Powhatan Village Homeowners Association, Inc.-
Bill History
- 12/29/2016 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102025D
- 12/29/2016 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/10/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1554)
- 01/16/2017 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/17/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/2017 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/24/2017 - House: Read second time
- 01/24/2017 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1554E
- 01/24/2017 - House: Printed as engrossed 17102025D-E
- 01/25/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1554E)
- 01/25/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/21/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/2017 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 02/24/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1554ER)
- 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1554ER)
- 02/28/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)