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HB99

Va. Fair Housing Law; status as a victim of family abuse, etc.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Sam Rasoul (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Landlord and tenant; victims of family abuse; evidence to mitigate low credit score; damages.

Allows an applicant for a lease to recover actual damages, including all amounts paid to the landlord as an application fee, application deposit, or reimbursement for any of the landlord's out-of-pocket expenses that were charged to the applicant, along with attorney fees, if the landlord does not consider evidence of the applicant's status as a victim of family abuse to mitigate any adverse effect of the otherwise qualified applicant's low credit score. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/12/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100448D
  • 12/12/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
  • 01/27/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB99)
  • 01/30/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107595D-H1
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Floor substitute printed 20108069D-H2 (Simon)
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 20107595D-H1
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Substitute by Delegate Simon agreed to 20108069D-H2
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB99H2
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB99H2)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 20-N)
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB99ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB99ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
  • 03/06/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)

Full text and vote history:

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