Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1409
Legislation Overview
Title: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions in rental agreements; landlord's maintenance responsibilities.
Description: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions in rental agreements; landlord's maintenance responsibilities. Prohibits a rental agreement from containing any provision stating that the tenant agrees to pay (i) any fee for the maintenance of the premises, including the maintenance or provision of heating and cooling systems, pest control, trash disposal, common area utilities, and mail or package delivery; (ii) a fee for internet, cable, or any other utilities or services that amount to more than the cost paid by the landlord; or (iii) for the maintenance or security of the common areas. The bill also repeals the provision allowing the landlord and tenant to agree in writing that the tenant may perform certain duties typically assigned to the landlord and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and if the agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Last Action Date: January 27, 2026
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Charlie Schmidt (D);Nadarius Clark (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1409) |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26103339D |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
