SB48
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 6, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100704D
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB48)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
