HB 848 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due within five days of the date due under the rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order. The bill has a delayed effective date of  January 1, 2027.

• Rae Cousins Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101055D · 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 (HB848) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · 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 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
13. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
14. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
15. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N) · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (70-Y 29-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB848ER) · lower
27. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB848) · lower
32. 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML