What is the status of HB329?

Chaptered as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1111) (May 14, 2026).

Adele McClure (D, 2), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB329?

On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB329

Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB329: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited.

Q: What is HB329?

HB329 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited.

Q: What does HB329 do?

In its own words: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. [H 329] Approved May 14, 2026 1. That §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 55.1-1258. Retaliatory conduct prohibited. A. Except as provided in this section or as otherwise provided by law, a landlord [ (ii) [ (iii) made a written complaint to or filed an action against the landlord for a violation of the rental agreement, any provision of t.

Status: Chaptered, May 14, 2026

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate. The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation. The bill allows a tenant, when the landlord has unlawfully retaliated, to recover actual damages and to assert retaliation as a defense in any action brought against him for possession. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

What the bill says

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. [H 329] Approved May 14, 2026 1. That §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 55.1-1258. Retaliatory conduct prohibited. A. Except as provided in this section or as otherwise provided by law, a landlord [ (ii) [ (iii) made a written complaint to or filed an action against the landlord for a violation of the rental agreement, any provision of t.

From the enrolled text, May 14, 2026:

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. [H 329] Approved May 14, 2026 1. That §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 55.1-1258. Retaliatory conduct prohibited. A. Except as provided in this section or as otherwise provided by law, a landlord [ (ii) [ (iii) made a written complaint to or filed an action against the landlord for a violation of the rental agreement, any provision of this chapter, [ (iv) organized [ or [DELETED: (iv)] [DELETED: the] [DELETED: tenant] [DELETED: has] (v) testified in a court or administrative proceeding against the landlord. [DELETED: However,] [DELETED: the] [DELETED: provisions] [DELETED: of] [DELETED: this] [DELETED: subsection] [DELETED: shall] [DELETED: not] [DELETED: be] [DELETED: construed] [DELETED: to] [DELETED: prevent] [DELETED: the] [DELETED: landlord] [DELETED: from] [DELETED: increasing] [DELETED: rent] [DELETED: to] [DELETED: that] [DELETED: which] [DELETED: is] [DELETED: charged] [DELETED: for] [DELETED: similar] [DELETED: market] [DELETED: rentals] [DELETED: nor] [DELETED: decreasing] [DELETED: services] [DELETED: that] [DELETED: apply] [DELETED: equally] [DELETED: to] [DELETED: all] [DELETED: tenants.] B. [ (ii) selectively decreasing services, selectively enforcing a rule or imposing a different rule on the tenant, or otherwise materially altering the terms …

Virginia HB329: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1258 and 55.1-1314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited.

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