# Virginia HB1325: Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations. Virginia HB1325, Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1325-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1325 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (286 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations. Requires a landlord to provide a copy of any written rental agreement and the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities within 10 business days of the effective date of the written rental agreement; current law requires a landlord to provide such copies within one month of such effective date. The bill outlines required notice language regarding flood insurance to be included by the landlord in the rental agreement and provides that failures of the landlord to provide notice shall not affect the validity of the rental agreement. The bill applies to rental agreements that are entered into, extended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Manufactured home lot renters get documents sooner: benefit, low. Virginia landlords must give manufactured home lot tenants their written rental agreement and statement of tenant rights and responsibilities sooner. The deadline is 10 business days after the agreement’s effective date, replacing the previous one-month deadline. This applies to agreements entered… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House | pass | 79 | 19 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 777 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1325) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1325ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate amendments agreed to by House (79-Y 19-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1325) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26105151D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222722.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210588.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210587.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201149.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196415.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192034.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091318.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091317.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222723.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222722.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210588.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210587.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201149.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196415.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192034.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091318.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091317.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1325-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).