# Virginia HB2218: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. Virginia HB2218, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2218-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2218 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) - Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (287 yes, 66 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. Prohibits a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act from charging a tenant any fee for the collection or processing of any payment of rent, security deposit, or any other fees, unless the landlord offers an alternative method of payment that does not include additional fees. This bill is identical to SB 1356. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 90 | 4 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 38 | 1 | | | 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 | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 51 | 48 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 | ## Actions (38) - 2025-04-02: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0655) (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Reenrolled bill text (HB2218ER2) (House) - 2025-04-02: Reenrolled (House) - 2025-04-02: Enacted, Chapter 655 (Effective 07/01/25) (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President as reenrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled (House) - 2025-04-02: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2025-04-02: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2218) (House) - 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2218ER) (House) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) (House) - 2025-01-31: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-31: General Laws Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-31: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2218) (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee substitute printed 25106170D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-20: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2025-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2218) (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100872D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079068.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079067.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074911.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074910.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073499.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057172.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057171.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031968.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031967.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027810.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015589.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015588.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079068.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079067.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074911.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074910.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073499.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057172.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057171.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031968.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031967.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027810.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015589.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015588.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-HB2218-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).