HB2415
Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Chief Patron:
Rae Cousins (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public housing authorities; indigent parties; unlawful detainer.
Exempts indigent defendants from having to post an appeal bond in unlawful detainer actions brought by a public housing authority. The bill also amends certain provisions of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to (i) prohibit any landlord that is a public housing authority from requiring a tenant to ... (More) pay any fees for the maintenance or repair of a dwelling unit unless such repair is necessitated by the tenant's action or omission and (ii) require, if a public housing authority issues a notice of nonpayment of rent to a tenant, such public housing authority to provide the tenant certain information printed on pink or orange paper explaining how the tenant may recertify the tenant's income in accordance with federal law and policy. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102142D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2415)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106290D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2415)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107198D-S1
- 02/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2415)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2415ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2415)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB2415H2)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
