HB 616 VA

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Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records. Requires a landlord, upon written request by a tenant, to within 10 business days provide such tenant a statement containing all charges and payments incurred by the tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. The bill specifies that such statement shall itemize separately rent and the cost of each utility and that the landlord is not obligated to provide such written statement if the landlord owns fewer than four rental dwelling units or less than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth unless the landlord receives any state or local rental or utility assistance funds on behalf of the tenant. The bill additionally directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to, based on input from relevant stakeholders, develop a standardized printable template for the landlord to use to provide the tenant such written statement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

• Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104778D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-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 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616) · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-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 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (10-Y 5-N) · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB616ER) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616) · lower
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 640 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML