Virginia House Bill 1272
Session 2024
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1272
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 20-N)
House Roll Call Votes
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to providea tenant with additional hard copies of the tenant's rental agreementupon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronicformat that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant uponrequest. The bill prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant forany such additional copies of his rental agreement.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to provide a copy of the signed written rental agreement to the tenant within 10 business days of the effective date of the rental agreement and to provide additional hard copies of the rental agreement upon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronic format that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant upon request. The bill also prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant for any such additional copies of his rental agreement.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103650D
January 10, 2024
Printed as engrossed 24103650D-E
February 9, 2024
HB1272ER
March 8, 2024
HB1272ER2
April 17, 2024
Amendment: HB1272AG
Amendment: HB1272AH
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1272F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1272FE122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1272FER122.PDF
04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)
04/17/2024
House
Enacted, Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/24)
04/17/2024
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB1272ER2)
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled
04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/17/2024
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/17/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 20-N)
04/17/2024
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (77-Y 20-N)
04/08/2024
House
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/09/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/08/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/08/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1272ER)
03/08/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1272ER)
03/08/2024
House
Enrolled
03/04/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/01/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/13/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N)
02/12/2024
House
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
02/12/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1272E)
02/09/2024
House
Printed as engrossed 24103650D-E
02/09/2024
House
Engrossed by House as amended HB1272E
02/09/2024
House
Committee amendments agreed to
02/09/2024
House
Read second time
02/08/2024
House
Read first time
02/06/2024
House
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 3-N)
02/01/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
02/01/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/26/2024
House
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
01/18/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1272)
01/10/2024
House
Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/10/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103650D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 11, 2024 9:10:26 PM
Record Updated
May 2, 2024 12:06:55 AM