# Virginia SB812: Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Virginia SB812, Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (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 SB812
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-30
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto
- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (131 yes, 81 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. This bill is identical to HB 1719.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 50 | 47 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 12 | 9 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 19 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB812ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed House (50-Y 47-N) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2025-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-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)
- 2025-01-21: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate)
- 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2024-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101819D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073574.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049685.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049684.PDF)
- Introduced, 2024-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012040.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012039.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/1073574.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049685.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049684.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012040.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012039.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-SB812-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).