VirginiaVa. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; public funding for multifamily residential housing, etc.
What it does
Public funding for multifamily residential housing; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; common household pets. Requires any multifamily residential housing development receiving an investment of public funds to allow occupants to own or otherwise maintain within the occupant's dwelling unit at least one common household pet, defined in the bill, without restrictions on breed or weight below 65 pounds. The bill additionally requires any landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to provide a disclosure with any application for a rental agreement containing a written copy of any terms and conditions of the rental agreement regarding an applicant's ability to own or otherwise maintain a common household pet within the dwelling unit.
More detail
If such landlord maintains a website regarding the property, such terms and conditions shall additionally be published to such website. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 4Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 25Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107570D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 12House subcommittee offered
- Feb 4House subcommittee offered
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 22Presented and ordered printed 26101662DIntroduced
- Mar 4Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)Latest