SB 48 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. This bill is identical to HB 15.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The document provided is a formatting diff showing the transition of a bill from its 'Enrolled' status to its 'Chaptered' status in the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive legal text of the bill, which governs landlord-tenant remedies for noncompliance, remains unchanged. The only modifications are the addition of official chapter numbers, approval dates, and page breaks, which are standard procedural steps for enacting laws into the state code.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter designation (Chapter 354), approval date (April 8, 2026), and page numbering to the document.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 30, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 354 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Aaron Rouse
Aaron Rouse
DDemocratic
VA
22