HB1415
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; public funding for multifamily residential housing, etc.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 4, 2026
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public funding for multifamily residential housing; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; common household pets.
Requires any multifamily residential housing development receiving an investment of public funds to allow occupants to own or otherwise maintain within the occupant's dwelling unit at least one common household pet, defined in the bill, without restrictions on breed or weight below 65 pounds. The bill additionally requires any landlord ... (More) subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to provide a disclosure with any application for a rental agreement containing a written copy of any terms and conditions of the rental agreement regarding an applicant's ability to own or otherwise maintain a common household pet within the dwelling unit. If such landlord maintains a website regarding the property, such terms and conditions shall additionally be published to such website. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26101662D
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107570D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
