# Virginia SB1136: Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.

Virginia SB1136, Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Failed to report from General Laws and Technology with amendments (6-Y 6-N 3-A)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1136-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1136
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Failed to report from General Laws and Technology with amendments (6-Y 6-N 3-A)
- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: General Laws and Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (20 yes, 6 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, not to exceed three percent, and states that such allowance is effective for a 12-month period beginning July 1 each year. The bill 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 to establish rules and procedures by which landlords may apply for and be granted exemptions from the rent increase limits set by the ordinance or delegate such duties and functions to an existing local board, department, or agency. 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: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Failed to report from General Laws and Technology with amendments | pass | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Rereferred from Local Government and rereferred to General Laws and Technology | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-29: Failed to report from General Laws and Technology with amendments (6-Y 6-N 3-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Rereferred from Local Government and rereferred to General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101933D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033732.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018004.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018001.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/1033732.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018004.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018001.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-SB1136-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).