Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1005
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
Cosponsors (6)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payment. Finally, the bill prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any dwelling unit unless the repair is necessitated by the tenant's violation of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This bill is identical to SB 313.
Text versions
- Introduced
- General Laws and Technology Amendment
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Amendment
- General Laws Amendment
- Engrossed
- General Laws and Technology Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 722 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1005ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Tran, Hernandez, Wiley - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108555D-S1 - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 8, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 6, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100304D