General Laws Committee Agenda

Chair: Krizek, Paul E.

Meeting Date & Time: 01/26/2021 01:00 PM Add to Calendar

Location: Virtual Meeting

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Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1544

DLS Contact: (804) 698-1863 (Budd)

Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Report - Uncontested

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1971 Carr Virginia Fair Housing Law; reasonable accommodations, disability-related requests for parking.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-96.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Fair Housing Law; reasonable accommodations; disability-related requests for parking.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

HB1981 Carr Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access to dwelling unit during certain emergencies.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1229 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access to dwelling unit during certain declared states of emergency.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB2029 Krizek Fire training activities; definitions, prohibition on the use of certain oriented strand board.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 9.1-207.2, relating to Department of Fire Programs; prohibition on the use of certain oriented strand board in fire training activities.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)

HB2072 Convirs-Fowler Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program; VHDA shall report recommendations for creating Program.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Virginia Housing Development Authority to report on recommendations for the creation of a Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door Program.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

HB2229 Simon Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; responsibilities of real estate brokers, etc.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2108.1 and 55.1-1237 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; responsibilities of real estate brokers; foreclosure of single-family residential dwelling units.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Report - Contested

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1889 Price Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Summary: A BILL to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 46 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, Special Session I, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan; removal of sunset.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)

HB2046 Bourne Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 36-96.3 and 36-96.17 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)

HB2249 McQuinn Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-275, 55.1-1200, 55.1-1204, 55.1-1206, 55.1-1208, 55.1-1211, 55.1-1226, 64.2-2008, and 64.2-2012 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance; filing of information regarding resident agent appointed by nonresident property owner.

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Report - Uncontested

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1891 Ayala Annual safety and disaster awareness training; DHRM, et al., to develop an online training module.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1201 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 12 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1212, relating to the Department of Human Resource Management; duties of the Department; annual safety and disaster awareness training.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

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

HB2009 Mugler Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe; reverts certain property to the Commonwealth.

Summary: A BILL to revert certain property upon which the Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe is located to the Commonwealth and to repeal § 1 of Chapter 809 of the Acts of Assembly of 1998, as amended by Chapter 713 of the Acts of Assembly of 2004.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

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

HB2140 Guzman Alternative application for employment for persons with a disability; DHRM to create a process.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2901.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 12 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1212, relating to Department of Human Resource Management; alternative application for employment for persons with a disability; report.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Report - Contested

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1864 Price Virginia Human Rights Act; expands definition of employer.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of employer; person employing one or more domestic workers.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

HB1876 Subramanyam Workforce development; expands type of data sharing.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-435.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workforce development; data sharing.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

HB1993 Askew State agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-602 of the Code of Virginia, relating to duties of agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.

Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

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