Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 352 — Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel, stop certain order.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0028)

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 08, 2024.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel; stop movement order; emergency. Allows certain military personnel to terminate a rental agreement upon receipt of a stop movement order issued in response to a local, national, or global emergency that is effective for either an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days and that prevents the service member from occupying the leased dwelling unit for a residential purpose. The bill also allows such military personnel to terminate a rental agreement after receiving any permanent change of station order or temporary duty order in excess of three months' duration. Current law allows such termination only for orders requiring a departure of 35 miles or more from the dwelling unit. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 213.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

31 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now allows military personnel and National Guard members to terminate their rental agreements not only due to a permanent change of station but also if they receive a stop movement order during emergencies. This change is significant because it provides added protection for service members facing unexpected circumstances that prevent them from living in their rented homes, ensuring they are not unfairly burdened by rental commitments during times of crisis. The process for notifying landlords about termination remains the same, preserving the 30-day notice requirement.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER 28 An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;
R [H 352] O Approved L L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 352] Approved March 8, 2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E A.
§ 55.1-1235.
Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a member of the National Guard D serving on full-time duty or as a civil service technician with the National Guard may, through the procedure detailed in subsection B, terminate his rental agreement if the member (i) has received permanent change of station orders to depart 35 miles or more (radius) from the location of the dwelling unit,;
Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
(ii) has received temporary duty orders in excess of three months' duration to depart 35 miles or with the Armed Forces of the United States or from his full-time duty or technician status with theduty National Guard, or;
A.
(iv) is ordered to report to government-supplied quarters resulting in the Horfeiture of basic allowance for quarters;
Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a member of the National Guard serving on full-time duty or as a civil service technician with the National Guard may, through the procedure detailed in subsection B, terminate his rental agreement if the member (i) has received permanent change of station orders to depart 35 miles or more (radius) from the location of the dwelling more (radius) from the location of the dwelling unit,;
or (v) has received a stop movement order in response to a local, national, or global emergency that is effective for an indefinite period or for a period of not2less than 30 days and that prevents the service member from occupying the leased dwelling unit for a resiRential purB.
(iii) is discharged or released from active dutyr with the Armed Forces of the United States or from his full-time duty or technician status with the National Guard, or;
(iv) is ordered to report to government-supplied quarters resulting in the forfeiture of basic allowance for quarters;
or (v) has received a stop movement order in response to a local, national, or global emergency that is effective for an indefinite period or for a period of not less than days and that prevents the service member from occupying the leased dwelling unit for a residential purpose.
B.
The termination date shall be no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any the tenant shall furnish the landlord with a copy of the official notification of the orders or a signedate, letter, confirming the orders, from the tenant's commanding officer.
The termination date shall be no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.
Prior to the termination date, the tenant shall furnish the landlord with a copy of the official notification of the orders or a signed letter, confirming the orders, from the tenant's commanding officer.
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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0028)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 28 (effective 3/8/24)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024

  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024

  5. Signed by President

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB352ER)

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB352ER)

  9. Enrolled

  10. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  11. Read third time

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  13. Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

  14. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  15. Constitutional reading dispensed

  16. Impact statement from DPB (HB352E)

  17. VOTE: Passage Emergency (99-Y 0-N)

  18. Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

  19. Printed as engrossed 24101154D-E

  20. Engrossed by House as amended HB352E

  21. Emergency clause added

  22. Committee amendment agreed to

  23. Read second time

  24. Passed by for the day

  25. Read first time

  26. Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

  27. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

  28. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  29. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  30. Impact statement from DPB (HB352)

  31. Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  32. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  33. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101154D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Not Voting
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Not Voting
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Not Voting
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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VOTE: Passage Emergency (99-Y 0-N)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98001
Total 98001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Arnold, Jonathan, E. P. — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cordoza, A.C. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Not Voting
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Earley, Mark L., Jr. — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Ennis, N. Baxter — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Green, W. Chad — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Higgins, Geary — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kent, Hillary Pugh — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
LeVere Bolling, Destiny — Yea
Lovejoy, Ian T. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Milde, Paul V. — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Obenshain, Chris — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Owen, David — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Arnold, Jonathan, E. P. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Arnold, Jonathan, E. P. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Not Voting
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 352 do?
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel; stop movement order; emergency. Allows certain military personnel to terminate a rental agreement upon receipt of a stop movement order issued in response to a local, national, or global emergency that is effective for either an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days and that prevents the service member from occupying the leased dwelling unit for a residential purpose. The bill also allows such military personnel to terminate a rental agreement after receiving any permanent change of station order or temporary duty order in excess of three months' duration. Current law allows such termination only for orders requiring a departure of 35 miles or more from the dwelling unit. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 213.
Who sponsors HB 352?
HB 352 is sponsored by Jackie H. Glass, Jason S. Ballard, and Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler.
What is the current status of HB 352?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.
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