Short-term rentals; local ordinances regulating rentals in Cities of Lexington and Virginia Beach.
Summary
Requires the City of Lexington to comply with various statutory provisions related to the short-term rental of property. The bill provides that (i) any business license that was required by any ordinance in effect regulating short-term rentals shall be null and void, (ii) any license taxes collected for short-term rentals subject to any ordinance in effect shall be refunded, and (iii) any taxpayer who was required to pay transient occupancy taxes for rental of real property for more than 30 days shall be refunded such payment. The bill mandates a deadline of September 30, 2018, for refunds and for the city to amend its existing ordinance.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 3-N)
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB824S1
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107671D-S1
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 5-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB824H1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106883D-H1
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102104D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
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