HB 594 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; return of security deposit.

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; return of security deposit. Requires the landlord to return the tenant's security deposit, minus any deductions or charges, within 45 days of the termination of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last. Under current law, the 45-day period to return the security deposit begins on the date of the termination of the tenancy. This bill is identical to SB 388.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 24, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101456D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors