Virginia Fair Housing Law; use of assistance animal in a dwelling, penalties. (HB586)
Introduced By
Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)
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; use of assistance animal in a dwelling; penalties. Makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor, with respect to the Virginia Fair Housing Law, for a person to knowingly and willfully misrepresent himself as needing an assistance animal. The bill provides an exception for any person, federal or state agency, or private organization participating in fair housing testing, defined in the bill, for the purpose of investigating allegations of housing discrimination. The bill also prohibits any person from providing supporting documentation in an attempt to verify the existence of a disability or disability-related need for a person seeking a reasonable accommodation in a dwelling if he does not have a therapeutic relationship with the person requesting the reasonable accommodation and provides that a violation of this provision constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102323D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/21/2022 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/27/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB586) |
| 02/03/2022 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/03/2022 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105939D-H1 |
| 02/07/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/08/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/08/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22105939D-H1 |
| 02/08/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB586H1 |
| 02/09/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/15/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB586H1) |
| 02/23/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB586H1) |
| 03/02/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 03/02/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
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