Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 313
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin
Cosponsors (1)
- Adele Y. McClure (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 HB 1005.
Text versions
- Introduced
- General Laws and Technology Substitute
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute
- General Laws 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 6, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
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 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB313ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313) - 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 14, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Tran, Price, Leftwich - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 11, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Tran, Carroll, Leftwich - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 27, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108187D-H1 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 5-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106398D-S1 - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB313) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100239D