HB379
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application, notice, deposit, fee.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application; notice, deposit, fee, and additional information.
Provides that, prior to requesting or collecting any payment or information about a prospective tenant, a landlord shall first notify the applicant in writing or by posting in a manner accessible to a prospective tenant certain information relating to the rental application process. The bill provides that a landlord shall ... (More) use the information contained in an application to evaluate an applicant for eligibility for all comparable dwelling units that the landlord owns in the Commonwealth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102263D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379)
- 01/23/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Reconsidered by Subcommittee (Voice Vote)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107181D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108671D-S1
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB379)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
