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| Bill | Residential property owners; insurance policies, roofing services by contractors. | Residential property owners; insurance policies; roofing services by contractors; prohibited practices and consumer protection. Prohibits insurers from refusing coverage or canceling, refusing to renew, or increasing the premiums of a policy written to insure an owner-occupied dwelling solely based on the age or condition of the asphalt shingle roof, except in certain circumstances. The bill also contains provisions related to consumer protection in the context of contractors providing roofing services for residential property owners. The bill prohibits certain advertisements and conduct by contractors in such context. The bill includes contract terms that must be included by contractors in such context, and permits a residential property owner to cancel a contract for roofing services in the case of a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor applicable to the geographic area where the property is located. Provisions of the bill related to prohibited conduct and requirements for contractors providing roofing services are subject to the enforcement provisions of the Consumer Protection Act. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 677. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 402 | Virginia SB 402 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 402 (2026) — Residential property owners; insurance policies, roofing services by contractors.
Residential property owners; insurance policies; roofing services by contractors; prohibited practices and consumer protection. Prohibits insurers from refusing coverage or canceling, refusing to renew, or increasing the premiums of a policy written to insure an owner-occupied dwelling solely based on the age or condition of the asphalt shingle roof, except in certain circumstances. The bill also contains provisions related to consumer protection in the context of contractors providing roofing services for residential property owners. The bill prohibits certain advertisements and conduct by contractors in such context. The bill includes contract terms that must be included by contractors in such context, and permits a residential property owner to cancel a contract for roofing services in the case of a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor applicable to the geographic area where the property is located. Provisions of the bill related to prohibited conduct and requirements for contractors providing roofing services are subject to the enforcement provisions of the Consumer Protection Act. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 677.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Housing Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105216D
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 - 2026-01-21 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-28 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-30 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 Committee amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)
amendment-passage - 2026-02-02 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB402)
- 2026-02-09 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-09 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee - 2026-02-26 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-26 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-03-03 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Committee substitute printed 26108168D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB402)
- 2026-03-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-06 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-06 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-06 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-06 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB402ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 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 - 2026-04-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB402)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 658 (Effective 1/1/2027)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70b254cf-5946-4f1a-b1dc-e7abde1832d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).