Va. Fair Housing Law; responsibilities with respect to use of an assistance animal in a dwelling. (SB1228)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Virginia Fair Housing Law; rights and responsibilities with respect to the use of an assistance animal in a dwelling. Sets out the rights and responsibilities under the Virginia Fair Housing Law ( 36-96.1 et seq.) with respect to maintaining an assistance animal in a dwelling. The bill establishes a process for the review and approval or denial of a request from a person with a disability for reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in such person's dwelling. Under the bill, whenever a request for a reasonable accommodation to maintain an assistance animal in a dwelling is denied for reasons other than that the requester does not have (i) a disability or (ii) a disability-related need for an assistance animal, the person who receives the request shall initiate an interactive process with the individual requesting accommodation to determine if there is an alternative accommodation that would effectively address the disability-related need. The bill removes language providing that the terms "individual with a handicap" nor the term "handicap" do not apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite. The bill also defines assistance animal, major life activities, and physical or mental impairment. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103819D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1228) |
02/03/2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104922D-S1 |
02/06/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2017 | Read second time |
02/07/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/07/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104922D-S1 |
02/07/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1228S1 |
02/07/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1228S1) |
02/09/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/09/2017 | Read first time |
02/09/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/14/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/14/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2017 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105525D-H1 |
02/20/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1228H1) |
02/20/2017 | Read second time |
02/21/2017 | Read third time |
02/21/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105525D-H1 |
02/21/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1228H1 |
02/21/2017 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2017 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2017 | House insisted on substitute |
02/23/2017 | House requested conference committee |
02/23/2017 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2017 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/23/2017 | Senators: Barker, Suetterlein, Sturtevant |
02/23/2017 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/23/2017 | Delegates: Carr, Peace, Helsel |
02/24/2017 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2017 | Conference substitute printed 17105773D-S2 |
02/24/2017 | Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2017 | VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1228S2) |
03/07/2017 | Enrolled |
03/07/2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1228ER) |
03/07/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1228ER) |
03/07/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2017 | Signed by President |
03/13/2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17 |
03/13/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/16/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/16/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): BASICALLY IT'S WHAT WE CALL TRIAL BY AMBUSH. VIRGINIA HAS HISTORICALLY HAD ONE OF THE MOST LIMITED DISCOVERY PROCESSES IN CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASES. THIS LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. ALSO THE BILL IS MUTUAL AND RECIPROCAL. IT PROVIDES OBLIGATIONS ON THE PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, AND IT REQUIRES THE DEFENDANT UPON WRITTEN, ONCE THEY GIVE NOTICE INSTEAD OF A MOTION, FOR REQUEST OF