Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-304.1, relating to repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry . Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has b
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 428 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Betsy B. Carr
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 31, N 6, X 3
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 11, N 2, X 2
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 69, N 29, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 16, X 2, N 4
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 8, N 2
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 428.