HB 1093 VA Passed Legislature
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, attorney fees capped.
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Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; tenant's right of redemption; attorney fees. Limits attorney fees to $100 when, prior to the initial court date on an action for unlawful detainer, a tenant makes full payment of all money due for (i) rent as of the date of payment; (ii) any late fees authorized by law and the rental agreement; (iii) any damages; and (iv) court costs.
Sponsor (1)
- Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary
Action history (34)
- Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104819D · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1093) · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105532D-H1 · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1093) · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 4-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 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Motion to recommit to General Laws and Technology agreed to · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Recommitted to General Laws and Technology · upper
- Mar 14, 2026 Left in General Laws and Technology · upper
Text versions (11)
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.
- Senate Amendment · HTML
- General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
- General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
- General Laws Substitute · PDF
- General Laws Substitute · HTML
- General Laws Substitute · PDF
- General Laws Substitute · HTML
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
- Introduced · PDF
- Introduced · HTML
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