HB 634 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.

Summary
Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer. Prohibits a locality from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that bans the rental of residential dwelling units for 30 consecutive days or longer. The bill allows a locality by ordinance to regulate such rental if such regulations (i) are reasonable and (ii) do not exceed the requirements for an owner-occupied residential property or a residential property rented for a lease term of 12 months or more in the same zoning district. This bill is identical to SB 308. 
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 300 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB634ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
VA
13