General Laws - Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Simon, Marcus B.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/19/2026 15 min after the adjournment of General Laws - Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room B - 205

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Additional Resource(s):

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1940

DLS Contact: Binns (804) 698-1812; Mey (804) 698-1870; Manjarrez (804) 698-1853

Bills to be Heard

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB177 Favola Va. Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, consumer reproductive/sexual health information.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; consumer reproductive or sexual health information.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 2/26/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/27/2026 - Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  • 2/27/2026 - Read third time
  • 2/27/2026 - Passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)
  • 3/4/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 3/4/2026 - Enrolled

• 3/4/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB177ER)

• 3/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB177)

• 3/4/2026 - Signed by President

• 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB184 Williams Graves Virginia Consumer Protection Act; shipping goods without certain information.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Consumer Protection Act; shipping goods without certain information.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 2/24/2026 - Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)
  • 2/26/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/27/2026 - Read third time
  • 2/27/2026 - Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 3/4/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 3/4/2026 - Enrolled

• 3/4/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB184ER)

• 3/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB184)

• 3/4/2026 - Signed by President

• 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB313 Ebbin Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.

Summary: 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.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 2/27/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 2/27/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 2/27/2026 - Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
  • 3/4/2026 - House insisted on substitute
  • 3/4/2026 - House requested conference committee

Senate Committee Actions:

• 3/3/2026 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

• 3/6/2026 - Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/6/2026 - Conferees appointed by Senate

• 3/6/2026 - Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French

• 3/6/2026 - Conferees appointed by Senate

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

SB577 Reeves Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer beware.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; buyer to exercise necessary due diligence; military ground installations.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 2/24/2026 - Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)
  • 2/26/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/27/2026 - Read third time
  • 2/27/2026 - Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 3/4/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB577)

• 3/4/2026 - Enrolled

• 3/4/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB577ER)

• 3/4/2026 - Signed by President

• 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB577)

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB666 Srinivasan Residential land development and construction; fee transparency, local housing development.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to counties, cities, and towns; residential land development and construction fee transparency; local housing development; annual report and database.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 2/27/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/27/2026 - Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
  • 3/3/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/4/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/4/2026 - Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/11/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/11/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 2/12/2026 - Read second time

• 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N 0-A)

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)

SB803 Deeds Virginia Fair Housing Law; regulations defining terms related to unlawful conduct.

Summary: An Act to direct the Real Estate Board and the Fair Housing Board to promulgate regulations defining certain terms related to unlawful conduct under the Virginia Fair Housing Law (§ 36-96.1 et seq.).

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Simon, Carr, Price, Hernandez, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V.

Nays (3): Austin, Bloxom, Wiley

Last actions:

  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/9/2026 - Read second time

• 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)

• 3/2/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB803)

• 3/5/2026 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)