HB 379 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application; notice, deposit, fee, and additional information. Provides that, prior to requesting or collecting any payment or information about a prospective tenant, a landlord shall first notify the applicant in writing or by posting in a manner accessible to a prospective tenant certain information relating to the rental application process. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102263D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Reconsidered by Subcommittee (Voice Vote) · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107181D-H1 · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379) · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
23. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108671D-S1 · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
27. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
35. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB379ER) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
39. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379) · lower
41. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML