Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 82 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Michael B. FeggansKatrina CallsenLaura Jane CohenMarty MartinezStacey Annie CarrollVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 82.