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SB313Introduced in the Senate

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

Passed

Introduced by Adam Ebbin, District 39

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 HB 1005.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 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.

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 26100239D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Assigned GL&T sub: Housing

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313)

  5. Senate subcommittee offered

  6. Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N)

  7. Committee substitute printed 26106398D-S1

  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  12. Passed by for the day

  13. Read second time

  14. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  15. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  16. Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  17. Placed on Calendar

  18. Read first time

  19. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  20. Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  21. House subcommittee offered

  22. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

  23. Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 5-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 26108187D-H1

  25. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313)

  26. Read second time

  27. Read third time

  28. committee substitute agreed to

  29. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  30. Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A)

  31. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  32. House insisted on substitute

  33. House requested conference committee

  34. Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  35. Conferees appointed by Senate

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

  37. Conferees appointed by House

  38. House Conferees: Tran, Carroll, Leftwich

  39. Conferees appointed by House

  40. House Conferees: Tran, Price, Leftwich

  41. Conference Report released

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

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

  44. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313)

  45. Enrolled

  46. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB313ER)

  47. Signed by President

  48. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  51. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313)

  52. Approved by Governor-Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/2026)

  53. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)

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