# Virginia HB2175: Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.

Virginia HB2175, Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2175-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2175
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (16 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty. Provides that any locality may by ordinance adopt anti-rent gouging provisions. The bill provides for notice and a public hearing prior to the adoption of such ordinance and specifies that all landlords who are under the ordinance may be required to give at least two months' written notice of a rent increase and cannot increase the rent by more than the locality's calculated allowance, described in the bill as the maximum amount a landlord can increase a tenant's rent during any 12-month period, in effect at the time of the increase. The bill sets such allowance as equal to the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index or seven percent, whichever is less, states that such allowance is effective for a 12-month period beginning July 1 each year, and requires the locality to publish such allowance on its website by June 1 of each year. Certain facilities, as outlined in the bill, are exempt from such ordinance. The bill also requires a locality to establish an anti-rent gouging board that will develop and implement rules and procedures by which landlords may apply for and be granted exemptions from the rent increase limits set by the ordinance. Finally, the bill provides that a locality shall establish a civil penalty for failure to comply with the requirements set out in its ordinance.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) | pass | 11 | 10 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-03: Motion to refer to Courts of Justice agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104638D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037024.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025684.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015423.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015422.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
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037024.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025684.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015423.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015422.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-HB2175-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).