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Public funding for multifamily residential housing; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; common household pets. Requires any multifamily residential housing development receiving an investment of public funds to allow occupants to own or otherwise maintain within the occupant's dwelling unit at least one common household pet, defined in the bill, without restrictions on breed or weight below 65 pounds. The bill additionally requires any landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to provide a disclosure with any application for a rental agreement containing a written copy of any terms and conditions of the rental agreement regarding an applicant's ability to own or otherwise maintain a common household pet within the dwelling unit. If such landlord maintains a website regarding the property, such terms and conditions shall additionally be published to such website. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 9 co
Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
Senate subcommittee offered
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107570D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee offered
House subcommittee offered
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1415)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Presented and ordered printed 26101662D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Nadarius E. Clark
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Bonita G. Anthony