Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1204 and 55.1-1208 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payme
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 723 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adam P. EbbinAdele Y. McClure
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 62, N 34, X 3
Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 15, N 5, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 7, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 1
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 723.