Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; established, report. (SB1450)
Introduced By
Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) with support from co-patron Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
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
Eviction Diversion Pilot Program. Establishes the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program (the Program), consisting of specialized dockets within the existing structure of the general district courts for the cities of Danville, Hampton, Petersburg, and Richmond. The Program is established as a pilot program that has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020, and that expires on July 1, 2023. The purpose of the Program is to reduce the number of evictions of low-income persons. Parties to an unlawful detainer action in participating jurisdictions will be directed to participate in the Pilot Program upon certain findings by the court. The Virginia Housing Commission (the Commission) shall request data from the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the evaluation of the Program's effectiveness and potential benefits and costs. The bill tasks the Commission with making recommendations for legislative action to the General Assembly, the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Finance, General Laws and Technology, and Courts of Justice, and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, General Laws, and Courts of Justice prior to the 2023 Session. This bill is identical to HB 2655. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104254D |
| 01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/14/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1450) |
| 01/28/2019 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19105921D-S1 |
| 01/29/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1450S1) |
| 01/30/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/31/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/31/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19105921D-S1 |
| 01/31/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1450S1 |
| 02/01/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 02/14/2019 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/19/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2019 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
| 02/19/2019 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1450ER) |
| 02/22/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1450ER) |
| 02/22/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/22/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/04/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
| 03/04/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/12/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (effective - see bill) |
| 03/12/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) |