SB 577 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer beware.

Summary

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; proximity to military ground installation. Adds a property's proximity to any military ground installation to the residential property disclosure statement provided by the Real Estate Board on its website for the buyer to beware as to whether a property may be impacted by related noise or other effects of military operations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Housing Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized into law (Chapter 510) and includes minor formatting updates to section citations. A new substantive disclosure requirement was added, mandating that owners inform buyers about the property's proximity to military ground installations and potential impacts from military operations.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act, but it now explicitly requires disclosures regarding military ground installations, expanding the list of factors buyers must investigate.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for property owners to disclose if the property is near a military ground installation and may be impacted by noise or other effects of military operations.

TECHNICAL

Updated section citations to include non-breaking spaces for consistency with the final chaptered text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

37–0

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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB577ER)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote

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 with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Assigned GL&T sub: Housing

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors