# Virginia HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Virginia HB329, Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-05-14 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB329 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-11 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Acts of Assembly Chapter text - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (369 yes, 91 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate. The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation. The bill allows a tenant, when the landlord has unlawfully retaliated, to recover actual damages and to assert retaliation as a defense in any action brought against him for possession. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia renters gain protection from landlord retaliation: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Virginia protects residential renters and manufactured-home lot renters from landlord retaliation. Protection applies after the landlord knows about a protected action, including through notice or other known facts. Protected actions include reporting health or safety cod… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 70 | 29 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Governor's recommendation no 3 passed by (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation nos 1 - 3 | pass | 25 | 14 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House | pass | 79 | 20 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment | pass | 25 | 15 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 85 | 13 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-05-14: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP1111) (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Approved by Governor - Chapter 1111 (effective 1/1/2027) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation no 3 passed by (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation nos 1 - 3 (25-Y 14-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (70-Y 29-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill reprinted 26100665D (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB329ER2) (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB329) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB329ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate amendment agreed to by House (79-Y 20-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate as amended (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 with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-30: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-30: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-01-29: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB329) (House) - 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2026-01-11: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-11: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100665D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-05-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225688.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225687.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219837.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219836.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219350.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210735.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210734.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201082.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196400.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191102.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083869.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083868.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (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/1225688.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225687.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219837.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219836.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219350.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210735.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210734.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201082.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196400.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191102.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083869.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083868.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) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [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-HB329-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).