HB 733 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement.

Summary
Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement. Provides that an owner of a servient estate upon which an easement lies may establish reasonable rules of use of such easement, including establishing a reasonable speed limit. The bill further provides that a servient estate owner may bring a civil action against someone in violation of such reasonable rules and may recover actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs and may seek injunctive relief.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was finalized and assigned to Chapter 664 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the new law, which allows landowners to set reasonable rules for easements like speed limits and sue for violations, remained unchanged from the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

The document was updated from an 'Enrolled' draft to the final 'Chaptered' version, adding the official chapter number (664) and the specific approval date (April 13, 2026).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/2026)
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 (HB733ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jay Leftwich
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
VA
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