Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Creates a statewide standard for the installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property. The bill requires a landlord (i) to install a smoke alarm but does not permit a locality to require new or additional wiring or the upgrading of smoke alarms under certain conditions and (ii) to certify annually that smoke alarms have been installed and maintained in good working order in a residential dwelling unit pursuant to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (?§27-94 et seq.) and the Uniform Statewide Building Code (?§36-97 et seq.). The landlord is also required to install a carbon monoxide alarm upon request by a tenant; the installation and subsequent maintenance must be in compliance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. A tenant of a rental dwelling unit with a smoke alarm or both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall not tamper or remove such alarms. Under the bill, a reasonable accommodation must be made for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, upon request. Localities that have enacted a fire and carbon monoxide alarm ordinance must conform such ordinances with these state standards by July 1, 2019. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a form for landlords for use in certifying inspections that summarizes smoke alarm maintenance requirements for landlords and tenants. The bill, as introduced, is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 391.
Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Creates a statewide standard for the installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property. The bill requires a landlord (i) to install a smoke alarm but does not permit a locality to require new or additional wiring or the upgrading of smoke alarms under certain conditions and (ii) to certify annually that smoke alarms have been installed and maintained in good working order in a residential dwelling unit pursuant to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (?§27-94 et seq.) and the Uniform Statewide Building Code (?§36-97 et seq.). The landlord is also required to install a carbon monoxide alarm upon request by a tenant; the installation and subsequent maintenance must be in compliance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. A tenant of a rental dwelling unit with a smoke alarm or both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall not tamper or remove such alarms. Under the bill, a reasonable accommodation must be made for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, upon request. Localities that have enacted a fire and carbon monoxide alarm ordinance must conform such ordinances with these state standards by July 1, 2019. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a form for landlords for use in certifying inspections that summarizes smoke alarm maintenance requirements for landlords and tenants. The bill, as introduced, is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 391.
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2018-02-26 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0041+hil | |
2018-02-19 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609ER+hil | |
2018-02-02 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609E+hil | |
2018-01-08 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB609+hil |
Votes
Date | Action | Vote | Document |
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2018-01-25 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) | Yea: 8 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2018-01-30 | House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) | Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2018-02-05 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | Yea: 98 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2018-02-12 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) | Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2018-02-15 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2018-02-14 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
Amendments
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Bill History
Date | Action |
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2018-02-26 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041) |
2018-02-26 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/18) |
2018-02-22 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2018 |
2018-02-22 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/18 |
2018-02-21 | Signed by President |
2018-02-19 | Signed by Speaker |
2018-02-19 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB609ER) |
2018-02-19 | Enrolled |
2018-02-15 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2018-02-15 | Read third time |
2018-02-14 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2018-02-12 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) |
2018-02-06 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
2018-02-06 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2018-02-05 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
2018-02-05 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
2018-02-02 | Printed as engrossed 18104508D-E |
2018-02-02 | Engrossed by House as amended HB609E |
2018-02-02 | Committee amendments agreed to |
2018-02-02 | Read second time |
2018-02-01 | Read first time |
2018-01-30 | Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) |
2018-01-25 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
2018-01-19 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2018-01-08 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
2018-01-08 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104508D |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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Betsy Carr | HD-069 |
Dawn Adams | HD-068 |