# Virginia HB1718: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Virginia HB1718, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1718-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1718 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-04 - Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (139 yes, 70 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 23 | 17 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 14 | 1 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 53 | 43 | | | 2025-01-14 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 13 | 9 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1718) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1718ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N) (House) - 2025-01-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1718) (House) - 2025-01-17: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-16: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-14: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-01-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-01-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101994D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073294.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061006.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061005.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012772.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012771.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 - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073294.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061006.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061005.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012772.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012771.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) - [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-HB1718-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).