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HB1923

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement, etc.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Jeff Bourne (D)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement; tenant's right to reasonable attorney fees.

Provides that a tenant is entitled to reasonable attorney fees when a tenant successfully raises as a defense the landlord's noncompliance with the rental agreement and the court enters judgment in favor of the tenant.
  • Bill History

  • 01/04/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101389D
  • 01/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/14/2019 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/22/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/22/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1923)
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105504D-H1
  • 01/28/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105504D-H1
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1923H1
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/31/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1923H1)
  • 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/14/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1923ER)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1923ER)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
  • 02/21/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/08/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/08/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)

Full text and vote history:

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