Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 77
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has been denied. The bill requires the petition and affidavits to contain specific information including the nature of the repairs and what efforts were made by the owner to obtain permission. The bill also provides that the petitioner shall be required to return the adjoining property to its previous condition and shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lessee for actual damages occurring as a result of the entry. This bill is identical to HB 803.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 19, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB77ER) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N 0-A) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26105696D-S1 - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Dec 23, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Dec 23, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100177D