# Virginia HB202: Single-family-homes; prohibited acquisition, civil penalty.

Virginia HB202, Single-family-homes; prohibited acquisition, civil penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Timothy P. Griffin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB202-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB202
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Single-family-homes; prohibited acquisition, civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibited acquisition of single-family homes; affidavit; civil penalty. Restricts any partnership, corporation, or real estate investment trust that manages funds pooled from investors, is a fiduciary to such investors, has net value or assets under management on any day during a taxable year, and holds an interest in more than 50 single-family homes from acquiring any interest in any other single-family home, as defined in the bill to include manufactured home parks and residential single-family homes split into multiple dwellings, on or after July 1, 2026. The bill also requires an offering purchaser of a manufactured home park to provide a notarized affidavit certifying that the purchaser is not prohibited from acquiring such an interest. Any false statements on such affidavit is subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per occurrence.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB202) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100172D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083040.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083039.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083040.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083039.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB202-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).