HB 678 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; notice of rent increase. Requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth to provide a tenant with written notice of any increase in rent for the subsequent rental agreement term at least 90 days prior to the end of such term and to include in such notice a deadline, which shall be no sooner than 30 days after such notice is delivered, by which the tenant shall advise the landlord of whether the tenant will renew the rental agreement. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102773D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 House committee offered · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107054D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678) · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB678ER) · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678) · lower
38. Apr 11, 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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · 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