Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced

HB765 — Rental home marketplace guarantees; transactions involving advertisement, sale, etc., penalty.

Last action — Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Rental home marketplace guarantees; transactions involving advertisement, sale, etc., penalty.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N)

  2. S Rereferred to Commerce and Labor

  3. S Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

  4. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB765)

  5. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  6. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  7. H Read third time and passed House (73-Y 22-N 0-A)

  8. H Engrossed by House - floor substitute

  9. H Delegate Hayes Floor substitute agreed to

  10. H committee amendments rejected

  11. H Read second time

  12. H Floor substitute printed 26107978D-H1 (Hayes)

  13. H Read first time

  14. H Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

  15. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)

  16. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  17. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  18. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  19. H Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)

  20. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  21. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 1-N)

  22. H House subcommittee offered

  23. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  24. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB765)

  25. H Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  26. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  27. H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102511D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11004
Total 11004
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Not Voting
Bill DeSteph — Yea
David W. Marsden — Not Voting
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Not Voting
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Commerce and Labor

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Not Voting
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 73 Yea · 22 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 732205
Total 732205
% of votes cast 73%22%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Not Voting
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Not Voting
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from Appropriations

Passed 21 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21100
Total 21100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8102
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Not Voting
Phil M. Hernandez — Not Voting
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations

Passed 18 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18301
Total 18301
% of votes cast 82%14%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB765 do?
Rental home marketplace guarantees; transactions involving advertisement, sale, etc., penalty.
Who sponsors HB765?
HB765 is sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr..
What is the current status of HB765?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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