Bill Summary

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of methamphetamine laboratory. Requires the owner of residential property or a landlord of a residential dwelling unit who has actual knowledge that the residential property was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned up in accordance with Department of Health guidelines to provide a written disclosure when selling or renting the property. The bill gives a tenant certain remedies if such disclosure is not provided when required.The bill contains a technical amendment and has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2014, for the disclosure provisions.

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Status

Became Law

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2013-01-16House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)Yea: 7 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-01-17House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-01-17House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-01-23House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)Yea: 100 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-02-18Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-02-19Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2013-02-20Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document

Amendments

no data available at this time.

Bill History

Date Action
2013-03-20Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
2013-03-20Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective - see bill)
2013-02-25Signed by President
2013-02-23Signed by Speaker
2013-02-23Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1615ER)
2013-02-23Enrolled
2013-02-20Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20Read third time
2013-02-19Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-18Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2013-01-24Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2013-01-24Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-23VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-23Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-22Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1615H1
2013-01-22Committee substitute agreed to 13104136D-H1
2013-01-22Read second time
2013-01-21Read first time
2013-01-17Committee substitute printed 13104136D-H1
2013-01-17Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2013-01-16Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-11Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
2013-01-06Referred to Committee on General Laws
2013-01-06Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100558D

Sponsors

Name District
David BulovaHD-037
Todd GilbertHD-015