Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration adopted prior to July 1, 2017. (HB1554)

Introduced By

Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)

Progress

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

Description

Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the declaration of a property owners' association, a declaration may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the owners. The bill also provides that an action to challenge the validity of an amendment adopted by the association may not be brought more than one year after the amendment is recorded. Under current law, such a challenge must be brought within one year after the amendment is effective. The bill is in response to the Virginia Supreme Court decision in February 2016 in Tvardek v. Powhatan Village Homeowners Association, Inc. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/29/2016Committee
12/29/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102025D
12/29/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/10/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1554)
01/16/2017Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
01/17/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
01/19/2017Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2017Read first time
01/24/2017Read second time
01/24/2017Committee amendment agreed to
01/24/2017Engrossed by House as amended HB1554E
01/24/2017Printed as engrossed 17102025D-E
01/25/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1554E)
01/25/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/25/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/13/2017Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Read third time
02/16/2017Passed by for the day
02/17/2017Passed by for the day
02/20/2017Read third time
02/20/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2017Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
02/20/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2017Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Placed on Calendar
02/21/2017Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1554ER)
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1554ER)
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: THE BILL IS PASSED. NEXT CATEGORY, HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING UNCONTESTED CALENDAR, PAGE 10. APPROXIMATELY 0 BILLS. FIRST UP, HOUSE BILL 1396. A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A FEW SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 571 OF ACTIVE ASSEMBLY WHICH PROVIDED A CHARTER RELATING TO VICE MAYOR.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM AUGUSTA, MR. LANDES.

Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER IF THE IN THE ABSENCE, I MOVE THE HOUSE ENGROSS THE BILL AND PASS IT TO THIRD READING.

[Unknown]: HOUSE BILL 1341 TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION GROUPS AND


Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYE 21, NO 19. THE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 1556, RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE, PROTON RADIATION THERAPY. REPORTING ON THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR AND THERE'S A FLOOR AMENDMENT. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. YES, I MOVE THAT HOUSE BILL 1556 PASS, FIRST I WOULD MOVE THE WAVING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. THANK YOU SENATOR. SHALL THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENT BE WAVED? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT THE FLOOR