Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited fees. Prohibits landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act from requiring a tenant to (i) pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any unit subject to such rental agreement unless necessitated by the tenant's violation of a requirement of the Act or (ii) pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due, unless the landlord offers an alternative method of payment that does not include additional fees. This bill is identical to HB 993.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
22–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB422ER)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (52-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB422E
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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