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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 182

Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training, delayed effective date.

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

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Summary

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

Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Requires every operator, defined in the bill, and its employees to complete an approved training course on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking, as provided or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services, by January 1, 2028, and every two years thereafter. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill contains technical amendments.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 19, 2026
House
Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
Senate
Reported from Finance and AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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