HB1487
DHCD; translation of certain forms and documents into five non-English languages on website, etc.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Housing and Community Development; forms and documents for landlords and tenants; translation into non-English languages.
Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to translate all forms and documents that the Department is mandated by law to create and that are posted on its website for use by residential landlords and tenants into the five non-English languages most commonly spoken in Virginia. The bill allows ... (More) the Department to accept materials translated by volunteers but requires the Department to verify the accuracy of such translations prior to making such translations available on its website. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2024 - House: Presented and ordered printed 24105783D
- 01/19/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1487)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106368D-H1
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1487H1)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106368D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1487H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1487ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 332 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0332)
- 04/03/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1487ER)
