HB 329 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate. The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation. The bill allows a tenant, when the landlord has unlawfully retaliated, to recover actual damages and to assert retaliation as a defense in any action brought against him for possession. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Adele Y. McClure Democratic · primary

1. Jan 11, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100665D · lower
2. Jan 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB329) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 3, 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 (15-Y 0-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 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (79-Y 20-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB329ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB329) · lower
31. Apr 13, 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