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type: "Bill"
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title: "Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities."
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description: "Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Requires that the Director of Housing and Community Development develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and maintain such statement on the Department's website. The bill requires the Director to develop and maintain on the Department's website a printable form to be signed by the parties to a written rental agreement acknowledging that the tenant has received from the landlord the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities and requires a landlord to furnish to a prospective tenant, at the time of furnishing an unsigned copy of the proposed written rental agreement, the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities for signature by the parties to the rental agreement. The landlord may not file or maintain an action against the tenant in a court of law for any alleged lease violation until he has provided the tenant with such statement."
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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: "HB 393"
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citation: "Virginia HB 393 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeion A. Ward"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 13
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first_action: "2020-01-02"
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last_action: "2020-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23d26708-839d-4c51-a30d-5d75d0f8d6b4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB393"
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source_hash: "e7063f8c6e365d2c26f675da487af5680d590e016555eb392279f4f01fb7f60a"
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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 HB 393 (2020) — Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
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Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Requires that the Director of Housing and Community Development develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and maintain such statement on the Department's website. The bill requires the Director to develop and maintain on the Department's website a printable form to be signed by the parties to a written rental agreement acknowledging that the tenant has received from the landlord the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities and requires a landlord to furnish to a prospective tenant, at the time of furnishing an unsigned copy of the proposed written rental agreement, the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities for signature by the parties to the rental agreement. The landlord may not file or maintain an action against the tenant in a court of law for any alleged lease violation until he has provided the tenant with such statement.
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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 (CHAP0985)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0985)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB393ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB393H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393H1)
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4. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB393S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393S1)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB393)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 1-N) — **13–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) — **0–99** (fail) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 6-N) — **31–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
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- Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N) — **38–2** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) — **29–10** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N) — **69–27** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeion A. Ward — primary (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101625D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-02** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB393)
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- **2020-01-30** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-02-04** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute printed 20107130D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-04** Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-05** Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 20107130D-H1
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- **2020-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB393H1
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- **2020-02-10** Read third time and passed House (70-Y 27-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-10** VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N)
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- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB393H1)
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- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-11** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-19** Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-26** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Committee substitute printed 20109168D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-28** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-28** Committee substitute agreed to 20109168D-S1
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- **2020-02-28** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB393S1
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- **2020-02-28** Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 6-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-02** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-03-02** Senate substitute rejected by House 20109168D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
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- **2020-03-02** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
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- **2020-03-03** Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-03-03** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2020-03-04** House acceded to request
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- **2020-03-04** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB393S1)
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- **2020-03-05** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N)
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- **2020-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N)
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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** Impact statement from DPB (HB393ER)
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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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- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 985 (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/23d26708-839d-4c51-a30d-5d75d0f8d6b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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