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HB1005Introduced in the House of Delegates

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.

Passed

Introduced by Kathy Tran, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payment. Finally, the bill prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any dwelling unit unless the repair is necessitated by the tenant's violation of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This bill is identical to SB 313.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0722)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

21

Yes

18

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100304D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)

  4. Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)

  7. Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)

  8. Read first time

  9. Read second time

  10. committee amendments agreed to

  11. Engrossed by House as amended

  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)

  13. Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  15. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  16. Senate subcommittee offered

  17. Assigned GL&T sub: Housing

  18. Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  19. Committee substitute printed 26108555D-S1

  20. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  23. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  24. Passed by for the day

  25. Read third time

  26. General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to

  27. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  28. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  29. Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)

  30. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  31. Senate requested conference committee

  32. House acceded to request

  33. Conferees appointed by House

  34. House Conferees: Tran, Hernandez, Wiley

  35. Conferees appointed by Senate

  36. Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French

  37. Conference Report released

  38. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  39. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  40. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)

  41. Enrolled

  42. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1005ER)

  43. Signed by President

  44. Signed by Speaker

  45. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  46. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  47. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)

  48. Approved by Governor-Chapter 722 (effective 7/1/2026)

  49. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0722)

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