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Loitering; unhoused persons. Prohibits any locality from discriminating against any person on the basis of actual or perceived unhoused status by imposing a civil or criminal penalty against any unhoused person, defined in the bill, of any age for engaging in life-sustaining activities in or upon any public place, including in a legally parked car in a public place, provided that such activities do not obstruct the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in a manner that creates a hazard to others. Life-sustaining activities include sleeping, resting, sitting, standing, lying down, or protecting oneself from the elements.
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Last Action
Feb 6, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
Presented and ordered printed 26103925D
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
Joshua G. Cole