HB 1078 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer case. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $250, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.

• Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101609D · 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 (HB1078) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-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 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1078) · 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 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
25. Mar 11, 2026 Motion to recommit to General Laws and Technology agreed to · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Recommitted to General Laws and Technology · upper
27. Mar 14, 2026 Left in General Laws and Technology · upper

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.

• 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