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Bill Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Program, eligibility. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Program; eligibility. Requires any general district court that implements the Eviction Diversion Program to attach information about the Program, including eligibility criteria, to any summons for unlawful detainer. The bill also alters eligibility requirements for a tenant to participate in the Program. This bill is identical to SB 273. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 837 Virginia HB 837 (2026)
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Virginia HB 837 (2026) — Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Program, eligibility.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Program; eligibility. Requires any general district court that implements the Eviction Diversion Program to attach information about the Program, including eligibility criteria, to any summons for unlawful detainer. The bill also alters eligibility requirements for a tenant to participate in the Program. This bill is identical to SB 273.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. General Laws Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. General Laws and Technology Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws and Technology — 96 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) — 165 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 82 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 6235 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 2119 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Adele Y. McClure — primary (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103706D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
  • 2026-02-03 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-05 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-06 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-06 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB837)
  • 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2026-02-25 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing referral-committee
  • 2026-03-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-03-10 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-10 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-30 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB837ER) passage
  • 2026-03-30 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB837)
  • 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 230 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2e452405-9d09-42b9-b9f1-171e782a1f08. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).