Bill Summary

Eviction Diversion Pilot Program. Establishes the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program (the Program), consisting of specialized dockets within the existing structure of the general district courts for the cities of Danville, Hampton, Petersburg, and Richmond. The Program is established as a pilot program that has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020, and that expires on July 1, 2023. The purpose of the Program is to reduce the number of evictions of low-income persons. Parties to an unlawful detainer action in participating jurisdictions will be directed to participate in the Pilot Program upon certain findings by the court. The Virginia Housing Commission (the Commission) shall request data from the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the evaluation of the Program’s effectiveness and potential benefits and costs. The bill tasks the Commission with making recommendations for legislative action to the General Assembly, the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Finance, General Laws and Technology, and Courts of Justice, and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, General Laws, and Courts of Justice prior to the 2023 Session. This bill is identical to HB 2655.

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Status

Became Law

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2019-01-28Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Yea: 15 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2019-01-30Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2019-02-01Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2019-02-14House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2019-02-19House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)Yea: 98 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2019-02-19House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)Yea: 99 No: 0 Other: 0Document

Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2019-03-12Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)
2019-03-12Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (effective - see bill)
2019-03-04Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-04Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
2019-02-22Signed by Speaker
2019-02-22Signed by President
2019-02-22Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1450ER)
2019-02-22Enrolled
2019-02-19VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2019-02-19VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19Read third time
2019-02-18Read second time
2019-02-14Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06Referred to Committee on General Laws
2019-02-06Read first time
2019-02-06Placed on Calendar
2019-02-01Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1450S1
2019-01-31Committee substitute agreed to 19105921D-S1
2019-01-31Reading of substitute waived
2019-01-31Read second time
2019-01-30Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28Committee substitute printed 19105921D-S1
2019-01-28Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-08Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2019-01-08Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104254D

Sponsors

Name District
Mamie LockeSD-002
Lynwood LewisSD-006
Monty MasonSD-001
Jennifer McClellanSD-009