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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 HB 837. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 273 | Virginia SB 273 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 273 (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 HB 837.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- General Laws and Technology Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from General Laws — 17–4 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute — 13–1 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 65–33 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 31–9 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104378D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
referral-committee - 2026-01-28 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Committee substitute printed 26105884D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-09 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-09 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-13 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB273)
- 2026-02-24 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-24 Passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-26 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-26 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER)
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by President
passage - 2026-02-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB273)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7e71bcb5-1bec-43eb-88c4-04bfc88541b3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).