Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; changes membership of Fair Housing Board. (HB2595)
Introduced By
Del. Melanie Rapp (R-Yorktown)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Fair Housing Board; membership. Changes the membership of the Fair Housing Board by increasing from one to two the number of representatives of the residential property management industry, at least one of whom is a member of a property owner's or condominium unit owners' association. The bill also decreases from three to two the number of citizen members. Read the Bill »
Status
04/04/2007: enacted
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2007 | Committee |
| 01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077555480 |
| 01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/15/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #4 Prof./Occup./Admin. (Cosgrove) |
| 01/25/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2595) |
| 01/29/2007 | Read first time |
| 01/30/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/31/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/01/2007 | Read third time and passed House (83-Y 11-N) |
| 02/01/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/02/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/02/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/09/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/13/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2007 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2007 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2595ER) |
| 02/19/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2595ER) |
| 02/19/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/20/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/26/2007 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/04/2007 | Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07) |
| 04/04/2007 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N) |
| 04/04/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/04/2007 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/04/2007 | Reenrolled |
| 04/04/2007 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2595ER2) |
| 04/04/2007 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/04/2007 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/04/2007 | Enacted, Chapter 874 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 04/11/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0874) |
Comments
This is a bill offered by the residential property management industry to increase its representatives on the Fair Housing Board, and decrease the number of citizen members. This bill has moved through the GA with very little discussion, and minimal opposition, but it could have a distinctly negative effect on the functioning of the Fair Housing Board. The Board currently has six members who represent business and industry, one who represents the disabled community, one who represents local government, and three citizen members. Changing the balance could be damaging to those whose cases come before the board based on charges of discrimination. No reason has been given for this change, based upon actions of the Board or grounds of unfairness to the property management industry. A little more "sunlight" might lead to the result this bill deserves--defeat in the GA or veto by the Governor.