SB 273 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Program; eligibility. Requires any general district court that implements the Eviction Diversion Program to attach information about the Program, including eligibility criteria, to any summons for unlawful detainer. The bill also alters eligibility requirements for a tenant to participate in the Program. This bill is identical to HB 837.

• Mamie E. Locke Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104378D · 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 28, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105884D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N) · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB273) · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER) · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB273) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML