HB 1408 VA

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Became Law

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; rental agreement noncompliance; victim of family abuse. Removes the requirement that a tenant who is a victim of family abuse provide the landlord prompt notification should the perpetrator return to the dwelling unit to prevent the landlord from terminating a lease solely due to such act of family abuse occurring in the dwelling unit or on the premises by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit. Under the bill, if the tenant provides the landlord with a copy of the protective order, should the perpetrator not already be barred from the unit by the landlord, the lease shall not be terminated due solely to an act of family abuse against the tenant by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit.

• Charlie Schmidt · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26103161D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1408) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 13-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
13. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
14. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1408ER) · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1408) · lower
25. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 844 (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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML