HB 720 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Property Owners' Association Act; display of political signs.

Summary
Property Owners' Association Act; display ofpolitical signs. Provides that, except as otherwise expressedin the declaration, no declaration or association's rules and regulations or architectural guidelines shall restrict or prohibit the displayby a lot owner on his lot of a sign advocating for or against a candidate,referendum, or political organization. The bill provides, however,that an association may restrict the display of such signs (i) inthe common areas or (ii) in accordance with federal or state law,and may establish reasonable restrictions as to the size, place,duration, and manner of placement or display of such signs, exceptthat no restriction on the duration of the display of such signs shall be less than (a) 30 days before the primary election, generalelection, or vote on the proposition or (b) seven days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition. Thebill also requires the association disclosure packet to contain astatement of any restrictions on the size, place, duration, and mannerof placement or display of such signs.
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 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020

How they voted

37–3
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 24, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3 Nay
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 441 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
Feb 19, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
Feb 12, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Feb 11, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB720H1
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20107852D-H1
Feb 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
Feb 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Feb 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 15, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101074D
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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