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VA HB 600

in committee

Short-term rental properties; rental operator to complete human trafficking awareness training.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Requires every short-term rental operator, defined in the bill, and its employees to complete an approved training course on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking, as provided or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires that any short-term rental registry ordinance adopted by a locality pursuant to relevant law shall include that the training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking required by the bill be completed as part of the registration process. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill contains technical amendments.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Shelly A. Simondsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105276D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB600)

  4. 2026-01-26

    Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-12

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-12

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

    substitution

  7. 2026-02-12

    Committee substitute printed 26107942D-H1

    substitution

  8. 2026-02-12

    Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  9. 2026-02-13

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB600)

  10. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: not voting
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes

  • Reported from General Laws with substitute

    2026-02-12 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB600

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