Fair Housing Law; recovery of damages against private individual by fair housing organizations. (HB735)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), and Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Fair Housing Law; civil penalties for violation.  Provides that in a civil action for fair housing violations any civil penalties assessed by a court shall be paid into the State Literary Fund. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102050D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/19/2010Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
01/27/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
02/08/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB735)
02/09/2010Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2010Committee substitute printed 10104955D-H1
02/10/2010Read first time
02/11/2010Passed by for the day
02/12/2010Read second time
02/12/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104955D-H1
02/12/2010Motion to refer to Appropriations committee rejected (35-Y 60-N)
02/12/2010VOTE: --- REJECTED (35-Y 60-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB735H1
02/15/2010Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N)
02/15/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (63-Y 36-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/16/2010Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
03/01/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB735H1)
03/08/2010Left in General Laws and Technology

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 6 clips in all, totaling 17 minutes.