2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1719: Virginia Residential Landlord and 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 SB 812.

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Bill History

1/4/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101993D
House of Delegates
1/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1719)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from General Laws (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/17/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1719ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1719)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2/18/2025
21
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 5-N)
2/12/2025
8
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
2/3/2025
50
Yea
48
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (12-Y 10-N)
1/28/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/23/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202527.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/4/202528.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025103.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025101.4 KB