# Virginia HB174: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.

Virginia HB174, Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael B. Feggans (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB174-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB174
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082)
- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Military renters get more lease-ending options: benefit, low. Virginia expands early lease-ending rights for Armed Forces members and National Guard members on full-time duty or serving as civil service technicians. A new option covers stop-movement orders issued for a local, national, or global emergency that prevent living in the rental. The order must last…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (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 | 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 | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 82 (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 (HB174) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB174ER) (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 Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (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 (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB174) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102908D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216372.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216371.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208776.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208775.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082716.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082715.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/1216372.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216371.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208776.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208775.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082716.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082715.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-HB174-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).