HB 15 VA Became Law
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
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Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. This bill is identical to SB 48.
Sponsor (1)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary
25 coauthors / cosponsors
- Rae Cousins Democratic · cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · cosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr Democratic · cosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark Democratic · cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael B. Feggans Democratic · cosponsor
- Debra D. Gardner Democratic · cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado · cosponsor
- Marty Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure Democratic · cosponsor
- Kimberly Pope Adams · cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul Democratic · cosponsor
- Irene Shin Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeion A. Ward Democratic · cosponsor
- Lashrecse D. Aird Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (28)
- Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102045D · lower
- Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
- Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
- Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N) · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB15ER) · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) · lower
- Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) · executive
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