# Virginia SB1128: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening model policy.

Virginia SB1128, Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening model policy., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by L. Louise Lucas (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1128
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening model policy.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto
- Sponsor: L. Louise Lucas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (215 yes, 69 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing; criminal record screening model policy. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department), with input from a stakeholder group convened by the Department, to develop a criminal record screening model policy for admitting or denying an applicant for affordable housing covered under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidance on the application of the federal Fair Housing Act to the use of criminal records and maintain such model policy on its website. The bill prohibits a landlord of an affordable housing unit from basing an adverse action, in whole or in part, on an applicant's criminal or arrest record unless the landlord does so in accordance with the criminal record screening model policy developed by the Department and posted on its website and provides the applicant with a written copy of such policy. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department to convene a work group have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: L. Louise Lucas (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 22 | 14 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 50 | 47 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 13 | 8 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (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 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1128) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1128ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-14: House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 14-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-12: General Laws Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1128) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee substitute printed 25106860D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-29: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1128) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25105270D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1128) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104557D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073630.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053851.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053850.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043360.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043338.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043337.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043359.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029207.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029206.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017976.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017974.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
- [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073630.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053851.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053850.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043360.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043338.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043337.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043359.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029207.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029206.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017976.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017974.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-SB1128-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).