HB 174 VA

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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.

• Michael B. Feggans Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102908D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB174) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
12. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
13. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB174ER) · lower
21. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB174) · lower
24. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 82 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML