Active military or a military spouse; prohibits discrimination in public accommodations, etc. (HB2161)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield) with support from 22 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester)
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
Active military or a military spouse; prohibits discrimination in public accommodations, etc. Prohibits discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and housing on the basis of a person's military status, defined as a member of the uniformed services of the United States or a reserve component thereof or a spouse or other dependent of the same. The bill also prohibits terms in a rental agreement in which the tenant agrees to waive remedies or rights under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act prior to the occurrence of a dispute between the landlord and the tenant. This bill is identical to SB 1410. Read the Bill »
Status
03/31/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102352D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/20/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161) |
| 01/27/2021 | Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process |
| 01/28/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/28/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/28/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2021 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103874D-H1 |
| 02/01/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2021 | Floor substitute printed 21104006D-H2 (Tran) |
| 02/02/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2021 | Committee substitute rejected 21103874D-H1 |
| 02/02/2021 | Substitute by Delegate Tran agreed to 21104006D-H2 |
| 02/02/2021 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2161H2 |
| 02/03/2021 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2021 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2021 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161H2) |
| 02/15/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/15/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER) |
| 02/19/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2161ER) |
| 02/19/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/24/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021 |
| 02/24/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/31/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/31/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) |