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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 812: Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 812 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 30, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. Primary sponsor: Aaron Rouse (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

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; 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 HB 1719.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Aaron RousePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812)
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB812ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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