# Virginia SB985: Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training.

Virginia SB985, Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB985-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB985
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (29 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals. The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from listing a short-term rental property prior to receipt of an up-to-date written certification signed by the accommodations provider of such property that such accommodations provider has complied with the relevant training requirements.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-29: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25105746D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB985) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101003D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026339.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026338.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014731.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014730.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026339.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026338.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014731.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014730.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-SB985-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).