SB 77 VA

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Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has been denied. The bill requires the petition and affidavits to contain specific information including the nature of the repairs and what efforts were made by the owner to obtain permission. The bill also provides that the petitioner shall be required to return the adjoining property to its previous condition and shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lessee for actual damages occurring as a result of the entry. This bill is identical to HB 803.

• Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Democratic · primary

1. Dec 23, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100177D · upper
2. Dec 23, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 21, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105696D-S1 · upper
9. Jan 21, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 21, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 21, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Jan 22, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N 0-A) · upper
13. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77) · upper
14. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N) · lower
18. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A) · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Enrolled · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB77ER) · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77) · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429) · 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
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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