# Virginia SB815: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies. Virginia SB815, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies., 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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB815-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB815 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies. - 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: 7 (175 yes, 85 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. This bill is identical to HB 1872. ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 28 | 11 | 1 | | 2025-02-07 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 49 | 45 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) | pass | 12 | 9 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 23 | 16 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 11 | 4 | | | 2025-01-15 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 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) - 2025-02-16: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB815ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-11: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Passed House with amendment (49-Y 45-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-02-07: General Laws Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-07: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-06: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-04: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815) (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101815D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073598.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047253.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047252.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045574.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1041255.HTML) - Introduced, 2024-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012046.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012045.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/1073598.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047253.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047252.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045574.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1041255.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012046.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012045.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) - [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-SB815-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).