HB 1005 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payment. Finally, the bill prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any dwelling unit unless the repair is necessitated by the tenant's violation of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This bill is identical to SB 313.

• Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100304D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108555D-S1 · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Tran, Hernandez, Wiley · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
38. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) · lower
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1005ER) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) · lower
48. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 722 (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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML