# Virginia SB565: Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts.

Virginia SB565, Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB565
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508)
- Sponsor: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (256 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts. Expands the scope of Chapters 127 and 133 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025, which increased certain claim limits and license threshold amounts, to apply to any claimant who filed a verified claim with the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation on or after June 6, 2024, for recovery from the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund and whose claim was thereafter approved by the Board for Contractors.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeowners can get more from Virginia contractor fund: benefit, medium. The law reopens some Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund cases. You qualify if you filed a verified claim with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) on or after June 6, 2024. Your claim must have been approved by the Board for Contractors. If it was finalized u…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 14 | 1 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 508 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB565) (Senate)
- 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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB565ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-03-06: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB565) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103831D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218227.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218226.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209954.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209953.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198350.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191537.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185664.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184854.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090869.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090866.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (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/1218227.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218226.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209954.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209953.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198350.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191537.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185664.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184854.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090869.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090866.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)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB565-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).