# Virginia HB14: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Virginia HB14, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB14-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB14 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-22 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542) - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (160 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not remedied within a reasonable time frame, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of a tenant or occupant of the premises, a locality may institute an action on behalf of any tenant or occupant of the premises who is injured by such material noncompliance for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the premises where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the premises, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice. This bill is identical to SB 290. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More court protection for Virginia renters: benefit, medium. Virginia local governments can sue landlords on behalf of tenants or occupants injured by serious failures to keep housing safe. Covered hazards include fire risks, rodents, and lack of heat, running water, electricity, or adequate sewage disposal. The property must be within the local government's… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 66 | 33 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 17 | 4 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 2 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 542 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB14) (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 (HB14ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (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: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 33-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-30: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-29: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N) (House) - 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB14) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2025-12-22: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-12-22: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102047D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218665.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218664.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210459.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210458.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-12-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081981.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081980.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/1218665.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218664.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210459.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210458.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081981.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081980.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-HB14-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).