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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer, termination notice."
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description: "Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer; termination notice; energy submetering equipment. Provides that no landlord shall file or maintain an action for unlawful detainer against a residential tenant for any alleged lease violation until the landlord has provided the tenant with a proper and effective termination notice and that no notice of termination of tenancy for nonpayment of rent pursuant to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act shall be effective unless such notice contains a written statement of charges and payments over the course of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter, and any late charges, attorney fees, costs, and other charges or damages as contracted for in the rental agreement that are due and owing. The bill requires such notice to also include debits and credits incurred by the tenant for energy and utility bills and any additional charges permitted as applicable. The bill also requires the owner of any residential building to maintain adequate records indicating how monthly energy and utility billing fees are calculated and including a history of billing fee payments for each tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. Such records shall be made available to the tenant upon request. Finally, the bill removes a provision allowing for the collection of fees when a tenant requests such records. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 294."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1361"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1361 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Lopes Maldonado"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-20"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c954f44-4112-4d30-9483-7c5979fe7dab"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1361"
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source_hash: "4bfe6952402492984b5298baebe0072d0c577698780667790702b8738aaa734f"
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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 1361 (2026) — Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer, termination notice.
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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer; termination notice; energy submetering equipment. Provides that no landlord shall file or maintain an action for unlawful detainer against a residential tenant for any alleged lease violation until the landlord has provided the tenant with a proper and effective termination notice and that no notice of termination of tenancy for nonpayment of rent pursuant to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act shall be effective unless such notice contains a written statement of charges and payments over the course of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter, and any late charges, attorney fees, costs, and other charges or damages as contracted for in the rental agreement that are due and owing. The bill requires such notice to also include debits and credits incurred by the tenant for energy and utility bills and any additional charges permitted as applicable. The bill also requires the owner of any residential building to maintain adequate records indicating how monthly energy and utility billing fees are calculated and including a history of billing fee payments for each tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. Such records shall be made available to the tenant upon request. Finally, the bill removes a provision allowing for the collection of fees when a tenant requests such records. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 294.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091321.PDF)
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2. **Civil Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127564.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142364.PDF)
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4. **General Laws and Technology Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196425.HTML)
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5. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1204058.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212471.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **71–28** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **78–18** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — primary (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 26104734D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-20** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1361)
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- **2026-02-02** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-11** Committee substitute printed 26107222D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1361)
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (79-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Assigned GL&T sub: Housing `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-06** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1361ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1361)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/2026) `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/5c954f44-4112-4d30-9483-7c5979fe7dab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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