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type: "Bill"
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title: "Landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair, clarifies definition of 'actual costs.'"
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description: "Landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair. Permits a tenant, under certain circumstances, to have a condition that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with provisions of law, or that if not promptly corrected will constitute a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of occupants of the premises, remedied by a third-party licensed contractor or a licensed pesticide business. The bill provides that, unless the tenant has been reimbursed by the landlord, the tenant may deduct from rent the actual costs incurred, not to exceed the greater of one month's rent or $1,500, after submitting to the landlord an itemized statement accompanied by receipts for purchased items and third-party contractor or pest control services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 905"
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citation: "Virginia SB 905 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["William M. Stanley, Jr."]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7db6599-4aee-4a17-8afc-1a73e0d17695"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB905"
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source_hash: "6325c76c816a04ed78fe80adbaf5bb78fa0585b5b6ab5c190519ec0082043af6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 905 (2020) — Landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair, clarifies definition of 'actual costs.'
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Landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair. Permits a tenant, under certain circumstances, to have a condition that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with provisions of law, or that if not promptly corrected will constitute a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of occupants of the premises, remedied by a third-party licensed contractor or a licensed pesticide business. The bill provides that, unless the tenant has been reimbursed by the landlord, the tenant may deduct from rent the actual costs incurred, not to exceed the greater of one month's rent or $1,500, after submitting to the landlord an itemized statement accompanied by receipts for purchased items and third-party contractor or pest control services.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1020)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1020)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB905ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB905ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB905H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB905H1)
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4. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB905S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB905S1)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (SB905)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB905)
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6. **Impact statement from DPB (SB905S2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB905S2)
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## Votes
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- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 8-N) — **13–8** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 38-N) — **53–38** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 41-N) — **54–41** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- William M. Stanley, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Presented and ordered printed 20104774D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB905)
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- **2020-02-05** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute printed 20107742D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 20107742D-S1
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB905S1
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- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (SB905S1)
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- **2020-02-14** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute printed 20108421D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 8-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-03** Committee substitute agreed to 20108421D-H1
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- **2020-03-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB905H1
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- **2020-03-03** Passed House with substitute (55-Y 41-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-03** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 41-N)
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- **2020-03-04** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
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- **2020-03-05** House insisted on substitute
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- **2020-03-05** House requested conference committee
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- **2020-03-05** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-03-05** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-05** Conference substitute printed 20109798D-S2
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-08** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-03-08** Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 38-N)
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- **2020-03-08** VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 38-N)
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- **2020-03-16** Impact statement from DPB (SB905S2)
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- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-03-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB905ER)
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- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1020 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7db6599-4aee-4a17-8afc-1a73e0d17695`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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