HB 803 VA

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Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has been denied. The bill requires the petition and affidavits to contain specific information including the nature of the repairs and what efforts were made by the owner to obtain permission. The bill also provides that the petitioner shall be required to return the adjoining property to its previous condition and shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lessee for actual damages occurring as a result of the entry. This bill is identical to SB 77.

• Betsy B. Carr Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102262D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106221D-H1 · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N) · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N) · upper
16. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB803ER) · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML