HB 1897 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Summons for unlawful detainer; notice to tenant, adverse employment actions prohibited.

Summary

Summons for unlawful detainer; notice; adverse employment actions prohibited. Requires any summons for unlawful detainer to include a notice to the tenant that it is unlawful for his employer to discharge him from employment or take any adverse personnel action against him for appearing at an initial or subsequent hearing on such summons, provided that he has given reasonable notice of such hearing to his employer.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2021 Last action Feb 10, 2021

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021

How they voted

99–0

Passed

Total votes 99

Jan 25, 2021

D Democratic54

54 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican45

45 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 26, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB1897E

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 14, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Jan 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 8, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102187D

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors