HB2229
Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, rent escrow.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Rae Cousins (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief.
Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due within ... (More) five days of the date due under the rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104297D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: General Laws Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25104297D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 24-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2229ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
