HB 678 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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

Summary
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.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Vetoed Apr 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled General Laws Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text has been converted from an 'Enrolled' version (final law) to a 'General Laws Substitute' version (amendment draft). The substantive policy content, including effective dates and specific legal requirements, remains identical; the changes are purely formatting and structural, reflecting the bill's status as a draft amendment rather than a finalized act.
TECHNICAL

The header information was changed from '2026 SESSION ENROLLED' to 'AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE', indicating the document is now a draft proposal rather than a finalized law.

The layout was restructured to include line numbers and committee attribution (House Committee on General Laws), which are standard for legislative drafts but absent in the enrolled final version.

The 'Approved' status and the specific chapter title block found in the enrolled version were removed, as these are no longer applicable to a substitute draft.

Page numbering and header footers were reformatted to align with the standard layout for House bill amendments.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 11, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB678ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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