Bill Sponsor
Virginia Senate Bill 815
Session 2025
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Mar 25, 2025
First Action
Dec 30, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
815
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Senate Votes (0)
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1203 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. 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, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. This bill is identical to HB 1872.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815)
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate sustained Governor's veto
04/02/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/25/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
02/20/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
02/16/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/13/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/13/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815)
02/13/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB815ER)
02/13/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/11/2025
Senate
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 1-A)
02/07/2025
House
Passed House with amendment (49-Y 45-N)
02/07/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/07/2025
House
General Laws Amendment agreed to
02/07/2025
House
Read third time
02/06/2025
House
Read second time
02/04/2025
House
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
02/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/03/2025
House
Read first time
02/03/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/28/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/24/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/24/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/22/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
01/15/2025
Senate
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
01/13/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815)
12/30/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
12/30/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101815D
Sources
Record Created
Dec 31, 2024 8:56:33 PM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:25:48 PM