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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 247: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 247 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 4, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies. Primary sponsor: Jackie Glass (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Courts of Justice.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords; tenant remedies. Allows a tenant to bring a civil cause of action for compensatory damages against a housing authority when there is a material noncompliance by such housing authority with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with any provision of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that materially affects the health and safety of the tenant.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jackie GlassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Courts of Justice
  2. Impact statement from DPB (HB247H1)
  3. Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
  4. Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24106092D-H1
  5. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote)
  6. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  7. Assigned Courts sub: Civil
  8. Impact statement from DPB (HB247)
  9. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  10. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100677D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source