Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training.
- Introduced Jan 7, 2025
- In committee Jan 7, 2025
- Failed
- Passed the House of Delegates
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals. The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from…
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Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals. The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from listing a short-term rental property prior to receipt of an up-to-date written certification signed by the accommodations provider of such property that such accommodations provider has complied with the relevant training requirements.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101003D
- CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · Senate General Laws and Technology
- SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB985)
- CommitteeReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate General Laws and Technology15–0 vote
- CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
- SenateCommittee substitute printed 25105746D-S1
- CommitteePassed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations14–0 vote
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 | Senate General Laws and Technology | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) | Passed 15–0 |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Senate Finance and Appropriations | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) | Passed 14–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Angelia Williams GravesD Primary sponsor · District 21
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