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SB 325 VA
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Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083)

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (28)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101279D · 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 (SB325) · upper
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  15. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  16. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  17. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  18. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  19. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  20. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB325ER) · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB325) · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083) · executive

Text versions (6)

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
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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