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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 678: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 678 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. Primary sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado. It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by House.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; notice of rent increase. Requires a 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 to provide a tenant with written notice of any increase in rent for the subsequent rental agreement term at least 90 days prior to the end of such term and to include in such notice a deadline, which shall be no sooner than 30 days after such notice is delivered, by which the tenant shall advise the landlord of whether the tenant will renew the rental agreement. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Nicole ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Charlie SchmidtCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor's recommendation received by House
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB678ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
  10. Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
  11. Engrossed by Senate as amended
  12. General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source