Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1688: Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1688 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Kelly Fowler (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Counties, Cities and Towns.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Short-term rentals; compliance; civil penalty. Authorizes localities to notify an accommodations intermediary that a short-term rental on its platform is not lawfully authorized to be offered on its platform. The accommodations intermediary shall remove any such listing from its platform within seven days of receiving notice and shall provide a refund to any customer reserving such listing. Under the bill, any accommodations intermediary who does not remove such a listing from its platform shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000, to be paid into the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. Any such listing required to be removed shall remain unlisted until the accommodations intermediary has been notified by the locality that the short-term rental has been brought into compliance. Once the locality determines that a delisted short-term rental has been brought into compliance, the locality shall have seven days to notify the accommodations intermediary of the change in status.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Fowler | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Michael Feggans | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 97 |
| Mike Jones | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Marty Martinez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 29 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
- Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)
- Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #3
- Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101999D