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VA HB 1259

died on adjournment

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; mold remediation.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Requires landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to utilize mold inspectors and remediators certified by a nationally or internationally recognized certifying body for mold remediation that comply with (i) the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation, as revised, or (ii) any other equivalent ANSI-accredited mold remediation standard, when conducting or offering to conduct mold remediation in the Commonwealth. The bill additionally prohibits selling or offering for sale services as a professional mold inspector without meeting the same requirements of a mold inspector under the Act. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish and publish a resource to educate the public on laws, policies, and information about the mold inspection and mold remediation industry in the Commonwealth.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-05 — Tabled in General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Tony O. Wiltprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103921D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-29

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

  5. 2026-02-05

    Tabled in General Laws (15-Y 6-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting

    2026-01-29 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Marcus B. Simon: no
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: not voting
    • Phil M. Hernandez: not voting
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
    • Lily V. Franklin: no
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes

  • Tabled in General Laws

    2026-02-05 · pass · 15-6

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • James W. Morefield: no
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
    • Terry L. Austin: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
    • Bill Wiley: no
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1259

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