# Virginia HB1408: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance.

Virginia HB1408, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charlie Schmidt (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1408-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1408
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)
- Sponsor: Charlie Schmidt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (208 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; rental agreement noncompliance; victim of family abuse. Removes the requirement that a tenant who is a victim of family abuse provide the landlord prompt notification should the perpetrator return to the dwelling unit to prevent the landlord from terminating a lease solely due to such act of family abuse occurring in the dwelling unit or on the premises by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit. Under the bill, if the tenant provides the landlord with a copy of the protective order, should the perpetrator not already be barred from the unit by the landlord, the lease shall not be terminated due solely to an act of family abuse against the tenant by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger lease protections for family abuse victims: benefit, medium. Virginia landlords cannot end a victim’s lease solely because family abuse occurred in the home or on the property. The tenant must give the landlord a protective order, or the landlord or a court must bar the abuser from the home. Tenants no longer need to provide other written proof within 21 day…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charlie Schmidt (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 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 | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 84 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1408) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1408ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (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: Reported from General Laws and Technology (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 (84-Y 13-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-06: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (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 (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1408) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-22: Presented and ordered printed 26103161D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222755.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222754.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209133.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209132.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093914.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093913.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/1222755.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222754.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209133.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209132.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093914.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093913.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1408-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).