# Virginia HB1688: Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty.

Virginia HB1688, Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Counties, Cities and Towns) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1688-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1688
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
- Sponsor: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties, Cities and Towns
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty. Authorizes localities to notify an accommodations intermediary that a short-term rental on its platform is not lawfully authorized to be offered on its platform. The accommodations intermediary shall remove any such listing from its platform within seven days of receiving notice and shall provide a refund to any customer reserving such listing. Under the bill, any accommodations intermediary who does not remove such a listing from its platform shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000, to be paid into the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. Any such listing required to be removed shall remain unlisted until the accommodations intermediary has been notified by the locality that the short-term rental has been brought into compliance. Once the locality determines that a delisted short-term rental has been brought into compliance, the locality shall have seven days to notify the accommodations intermediary of the change in status.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2025-01-24: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101999D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012634.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012633.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012634.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012633.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1688-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).