2019 General Assembly Bills to Track
Housing and Neighborhood Livability
HB 1645 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1647 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1823 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
SB 1062 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
SB 1109 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, etc.
SB 1232 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1670 Affordable housing; City of Richmond added to list with authority to provide dwelling unit program.
SB 1189 Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund, created.
HB 1648 Pedestrian crossings; Town of Ashland may provide signs at crosswalks requiring drivers to yield.
HB 1786 Vehicles on sidewalks; adds "other power-driven mobility devices" to list of vehicles.
Age Wave is tracking these eviction reduction bills compiled by the Campaign to Reduce Evictions (CARE).
SB1450 (Locke)/HB2655 (Collins) - Creates pilot eviction diversion pilot programs in Hampton, Richmond, Danville and Petersburg.
SB1448 (Locke)/HB2007 (Aird) - Shortens the amount of time a landlord can use an order of possession to evict someone from twelve months to six months after court.
SB1445 (Locke)/HB1898 (Carroll Foy) - Extends the amount of time a tenant has to "pay and stay" to two days before the sheriff's eviction.
HB1922 (Bourne)/SB1627 (Barker) - Limits landlords to filing one unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent at a time against a tenant and requires entry into evidence of a valid termination notice. Formally endorsed by CARE.
SB1626 (Barker) - Limits the amount a tenant has to pay to appeal an unlawful detainer case to the amount the tenant owes at trial, and requires ongoing rent to be paid. If ongoing rent isn't paid, the landlord gets judgment in his favor without having to go back to court.
HB1860 (McQuinn) - Changes the required pay or quit notice from five days to fourteen days.
HB2054 (Carr)/SB1676 (Stanley) - Requires landlords to offer tenants written leases and sets out rental agreement that apply in the absence of a written lease. Formally endorsed by CARE.
HB1923 (Bourne) - Gives tenants a right to attorney's fees from the landlord when they prevail in an unlawful detainer case brought by the landlord.
In addition, Senator McClellan has introduced an omnibus landlord and tenant bill, SB1438, that contains many of the above provisions as well as a prohibition on evictions based solely on a tenant's failure to pay late fees.
Workforce and Financial Health
SB 1200 Minimum wage; increase to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2019.
Student loan debt is an older adult issue in America: article 1 | article 2
HB 1760 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties, report.
SB 1112 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties.
SB 1175 Elder abuse; employees of financial institutions required to report.
HB 1775 Protective services for adults; multidisciplinary teams to assist local depts. of social services. Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin
SB 1175 Elder abuse; employees of financial institutions required to report.
HB 2131 Income tax, state; credit for low-income seniors.
Terminology
HB 2137 Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; replaces certain terminology.
HB 1645 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1647 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1823 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
SB 1062 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
SB 1109 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, etc.
SB 1232 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
HB 1670 Affordable housing; City of Richmond added to list with authority to provide dwelling unit program.
SB 1189 Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund, created.
HB 1648 Pedestrian crossings; Town of Ashland may provide signs at crosswalks requiring drivers to yield.
HB 1786 Vehicles on sidewalks; adds "other power-driven mobility devices" to list of vehicles.
Age Wave is tracking these eviction reduction bills compiled by the Campaign to Reduce Evictions (CARE).
SB1450 (Locke)/HB2655 (Collins) - Creates pilot eviction diversion pilot programs in Hampton, Richmond, Danville and Petersburg.
SB1448 (Locke)/HB2007 (Aird) - Shortens the amount of time a landlord can use an order of possession to evict someone from twelve months to six months after court.
SB1445 (Locke)/HB1898 (Carroll Foy) - Extends the amount of time a tenant has to "pay and stay" to two days before the sheriff's eviction.
HB1922 (Bourne)/SB1627 (Barker) - Limits landlords to filing one unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent at a time against a tenant and requires entry into evidence of a valid termination notice. Formally endorsed by CARE.
SB1626 (Barker) - Limits the amount a tenant has to pay to appeal an unlawful detainer case to the amount the tenant owes at trial, and requires ongoing rent to be paid. If ongoing rent isn't paid, the landlord gets judgment in his favor without having to go back to court.
HB1860 (McQuinn) - Changes the required pay or quit notice from five days to fourteen days.
HB2054 (Carr)/SB1676 (Stanley) - Requires landlords to offer tenants written leases and sets out rental agreement that apply in the absence of a written lease. Formally endorsed by CARE.
HB1923 (Bourne) - Gives tenants a right to attorney's fees from the landlord when they prevail in an unlawful detainer case brought by the landlord.
In addition, Senator McClellan has introduced an omnibus landlord and tenant bill, SB1438, that contains many of the above provisions as well as a prohibition on evictions based solely on a tenant's failure to pay late fees.
Workforce and Financial Health
SB 1200 Minimum wage; increase to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2019.
Student loan debt is an older adult issue in America: article 1 | article 2
HB 1760 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties, report.
SB 1112 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties.
SB 1175 Elder abuse; employees of financial institutions required to report.
HB 1775 Protective services for adults; multidisciplinary teams to assist local depts. of social services. Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin
SB 1175 Elder abuse; employees of financial institutions required to report.
HB 2131 Income tax, state; credit for low-income seniors.
Terminology
HB 2137 Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; replaces certain terminology.
