Why 1/5: The training requirement does not take effect until July 1, 2027, with the first compliance deadline in January 2028.
Virginia short-term rental operators and their employees will be required to complete an approved human trafficking awareness training course by January 1, 2028, and every two years thereafter. This new operational requirement, effective July 1, 2027, aims to equip hosts with the knowledge to recognize and report suspected human trafficking.
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB182)
Cleared committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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Passed by for the day
Second reading
Read second time
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General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
Substitute adopted
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Passed a chamber
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Placed on Calendar
First reading
Read first time
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Cleared committee
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
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Left in Appropriations