HB 95 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent if the exact amount of rent owed is less than or equal to one month's rent plus any late charges contracted for in the rental agreement and as provided by law, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the exact amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the exact amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill prohibits the landlord from charging any additional late fees during the payment plan period in connection with the unpaid rental amount for which the tenant entered into the payment plan so long as the tenant makes timely payments in accordance with the terms of the payment plan. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the exact amount due and owed or enter into a payment plan within five days of receiving notice or if a tenant enters into a payment plan and after such plan becomes effective fails to pay rent when due or fails to make a payment under the terms of the agreed-upon payment plan. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker Democratic · primary

1. Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100157D · lower
2. Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
5. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB95) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
12. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
13. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
14. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-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 Passed by for the day · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB95ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB95) · lower
31. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML