Va. Fair Housing Law; responsibilities with respect to use of an assistance animal in a dwelling.
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SB 1228 — Va. Fair Housing Law; responsibilities with respect to use of an assistance animal in a dwelling.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/17)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
10 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Sets out the rights and responsibilities under the Virginia Fair Housing Law (§ 36-96.1 et seq.) with respect to maintaining an assistance animal in a dwelling. The bill establishes a process through which a person with a disability may submit a request for a reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in a dwelling, including any supporting documentation verifying the disability and disability-related need for an accommodation. Under the bill, a request for reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal may be denied for any one of the following reasons: (i) the requester does not have a disability; (ii) the requester does not have a disability-related need for an assistance animal; (iii) the accommodation imposes an undue financial and administrative burden on the person receiving the request; or (iv) the accommodation would fundamentally alter the nature of the operations of the person receiving the request. The bill provides that whenever a request for a reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in a dwelling is denied for reasons other than that the requester does not have a disability or a disability-related need for an assistance animal, an interactive process shall be initiated to determine if there is an alternative accommodation that would effectively address the disability-related need. The bill also defines "assistance animal," "major life activities," "therapeutic relationship," and "physical or mental impairment." The bill provides that if any provision of its provisions is determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be not substantially equivalent or otherwise inconsistent with the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as amended, such provision shall not be enforceable. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) View text Current html March 16, 2017
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1228ER) View text html March 07, 2017
- Conference Substitute Senate: Conference substitute printed 17105773D-S2 html February 24, 2017
- Committee Substitute House: Committee substitute printed 17105525D-H1 html February 16, 2017
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104922D-S1 html February 03, 2017
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103819D html January 10, 2017
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/17)
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
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Conference substitute printed 17105773D-S2
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Conferees appointed by House
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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House requested conference committee
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House insisted on substitute
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Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1228H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105525D-H1
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1228S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17104922D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103819D
Sponsors
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason · Cosponsor
- George L. Barker · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (92)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1228 do?
- Sets out the rights and responsibilities under the Virginia Fair Housing Law (§ 36-96.1 et seq.) with respect to maintaining an assistance animal in a dwelling. The bill establishes a process through which a person with a disability may submit a request for a reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in a dwelling, including any supporting documentation verifying the disability and disability-related need for an accommodation. Under the bill, a request for reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal may be denied for any one of the following reasons: (i) the requester does not have a disability; (ii) the requester does not have a disability-related need for an assistance animal; (iii) the accommodation imposes an undue financial and administrative burden on the person receiving the request; or (iv) the accommodation would fundamentally alter the nature of the operations of the person receiving the request. The bill provides that whenever a request for a reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in a dwelling is denied for reasons other than that the requester does not have a disability or a disability-related need for an assistance animal, an interactive process shall be initiated to determine if there is an alternative accommodation that would effectively address the disability-related need. The bill also defines "assistance animal," "major life activities," "therapeutic relationship," and "physical or mental impairment." The bill provides that if any provision of its provisions is determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be not substantially equivalent or otherwise inconsistent with the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as amended, such provision shall not be enforceable. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 1228?
- SB 1228 is sponsored by Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" and Barker, George L..
- What is the current status of SB 1228?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1228?
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