2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB812: Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Legislative Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. This bill is identical to HB 1719.

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Bill History

12/30/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101819D
Senate
12/30/2024
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812)
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/17/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB812ER)
Senate
2/17/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/25/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
2/12/2025
50
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (12-Y 9-N)
2/6/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
1/21/2025
20
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
1/15/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Rouse
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/17/202527.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/202428.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/2025100.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/2025100.1 KB