Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Mar 14, 2026
MINOR
The bill moved from an 'Introduced' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, meaning it has passed all legislative stages and is ready to be signed into law. The substantive text of the law regarding landlord-tenant rights, eviction timelines, and protections for victims of family abuse remains unchanged between the two versions.
TECHNICAL
The document format changed from a draft bill header to a final enrolled act header, including the addition of page numbers, approval stamps, and bill tracking codes (e.g., HB1408ER), while the actual legal text of the law remained identical.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 6, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1408ER)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 13-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103161D
lower
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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