HB765Introduced in the House of Delegates
Rental home marketplace guarantees; transactions involving advertisement, sale, etc., penalty.
Introduced by C.E. Hayes, District 91
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Rental home marketplace guarantees; penalty. Provides for the regulation of rental home marketplace guarantees, defined in the bill, by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill establishes requirements for the registration of rental home marketplace guarantee providers, authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to prescribe regulations, and authorizes the Commissioner to investigate violations. The bill includes requirements for the production of records, insurance, and consumer disclosures. The bill provides that rental home marketplace guarantees are not insurance. The bill adds transactions involving the advertisement, sale, lease, or license of rental home marketplace guarantees to the definition of a consumer transaction for the purpose of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. A seller who knowingly and willfully violates the requirements of the bill is in violation of such Act and is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill's registration requirements have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. The Board is required to promulgate its initial implementing regulations by January 1, 2027. The bill provides that any rental home marketplace guarantees issued prior to January 1, 2027, are subject to oversight of the Commissioner.
Where it stands
Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N)
March 9, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N) · March 9, 2026
11
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Absent |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
| Creigh Deeds | 11 | Yes |
| Lamont Bagby | 14 | Yes |
| Louise Lucas | 18 | Absent |
| Bill DeSteph | 20 | Yes |
| Aaron Rouse | 22 | Absent |
| Mamie Locke | 23 | Yes |
| Richard Stuart | 25 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102511D
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB765)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 1-N)
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
Read first time
Floor offered Delegate Hayes Substitute
Floor substitute printed 26107978D-H1 (Hayes)
Read second time
committee amendments rejected
Delegate Hayes Floor substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 22-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB765)
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N)
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