Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1654: Short-term rental properties; definitions, human trafficking awareness training.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1654 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Short-term rental properties; definitions, human trafficking awareness training. Primary sponsor: Dan Helmer (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Counties, Cities and Towns.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals. The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from listing a short-term rental property prior to receipt of an up-to-date written certification signed by the accommodations provider of such property that such accommodations provider has complied with the relevant training requirements.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Helmer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Betsy Carr | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Debra Gardner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Shelly Simonds | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
- Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns
- Motion to rerefer to Counties, Cities and Towns agreed to
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1654)
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute Reported agreed to
- Read second time
- Read first time
- Committee substitute printed 25105894D-H1
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 4-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
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