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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 765

Rental home marketplace guarantees; transactions involving advertisement, sale, etc., penalty.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

Rental home marketplace guarantees; penalty. Provides for the regulation of rental home marketplace guarantees, defined in the bill, by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill establishes requirements for the registration of rental home marketplace guarantee providers, authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to prescribe regulations, and authorizes the Commissioner to investigate violations. The bill includes requirements for the production of records, insurance, and consumer disclosures. The bill provides that rental home marketplace guarantees are not insurance. The bill adds transactions involving the advertisement, sale, lease, or license of rental home marketplace guarantees to the definition of a consumer transaction for the purpose of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. A seller who knowingly and willfully violates the requirements of the bill is in violation of such Act and is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill's registration requirements have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. The Board is required to promulgate its initial implementing regulations by January 1, 2027. The bill provides that any rental home marketplace guarantees issued prior to January 1, 2027, are subject to oversight of the Commissioner.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and LaborpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 25, 2026
Senate		Rereferred from General Laws and TechnologypassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
House		Reported from AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Reported from General Laws with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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