Va. Fair Housing Law; responsibilities with respect to use of an assistance animal in a dwelling. (HB2006)
Introduced By
Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) with support from co-patron Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean)
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 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103597D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/16/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2006) |
01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/19/2017 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2017 | Read first time |
01/24/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/25/2017 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/13/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105420D-S1 |
02/13/2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2006S1) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Read third time |
02/16/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/16/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105420D-S1 |
02/16/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2006S1 |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/20/2017 | Senate substitute rejected by House 17105420D-S1 (3-Y 91-N) |
02/20/2017 | VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 91-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2017 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2017 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/22/2017 | House acceded to request |
02/23/2017 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/23/2017 | Delegates: Carr, Peace, Helsel |
02/23/2017 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/23/2017 | Senators: Barker, Suetterlein, Sturtevant |
02/24/2017 | Conference substitute printed 17105862D-H1 |
02/24/2017 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2017 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2017 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2006H1) |
03/07/2017 | Enrolled |
03/07/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2006ER) |
03/07/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2006ER) |
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 |
03/24/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/24/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729) |