# Virginia HB15: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Virginia HB15, Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB15-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB15
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (154 yes, 70 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. This bill is identical to SB 48.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Renters get more time to pay rent: benefit, low. Virginia renters now have 14 days after written notice to pay overdue rent, up from five days. Landlords must wait until that deadline passes before ending the lease and seeking possession for nonpayment. The same deadline applies to checks or electronic payments rejected for insufficient funds, an…

## 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 | 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 | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 63 | 36 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 15 | 6 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) (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 (HB15ER) (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 (63-Y 36-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 (15-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) (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 26102045D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217611.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217610.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210463.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210462.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081987.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081986.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/1217611.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217610.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210463.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210462.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081987.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081986.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-HB15-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).