SB 373 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent. Removes the provision requiring that a tenant in possession of a dwelling unit, prior to asserting a defense against an action for rent or possession, pay into court the amount of rent found by the court to be due and unpaid and for such amount to be held by the court pending the issuance of an order. The bill also limits the discretion of the court in actions for possession based upon nonpayment of rent and actions for rent by a landlord when the tenant is in possession of a dwelling unit.

• Jennifer B. Boysko Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100767D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB373) · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Floor offered Senator Boysko Amendment · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Senator Boysko Amendment agreed to · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB373) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 House committee offered · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
22. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108192D-H1 · lower
23. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB373) · upper
24. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Feb 24, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
29. Feb 26, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
31. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB373ER) · upper
32. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB373) · upper
33. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 959 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Senator Boysko Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML