HB1078
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies.
Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history ... (More) of a dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer case. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $250, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101609D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1078)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/08/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1078)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Motion to recommit to General Laws and Technology agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Recommitted to General Laws and Technology
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology
