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Zoning; by-right multifamily development. Requires local zoning ordinances to permit, on any parcel with an existing tree canopy coverage of at less than 60 percent, located within a city or town having a population of more than 20,000 or within a designated metropolitan planning area, multifamily and mixed-use residential development as a by-right use on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications, including any land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications that allow for the by-right development and construction of single-family residential uses. The bill stipulates that any application for a proposed development authorized pursuant to the bill shall be reviewed and acted upon administratively by a locality. The bill prohibits a locality from (i) requiring that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for such development or (ii) imposing more stringent land use requirements, enumerated in the bill, for such development than would otherwise be required. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 7 co
Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns
Motion to rerefer to Counties, Cities and Towns agreed to
Reconsideration of passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Floor offered Delegate Helmer Substitute
Floor substitute printed 26109131D-H2 (Helmer)
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26108775D-H1
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
House committee offered
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate
Floor offered Senator VanValkenburg Amendments
Reading of amendments waived (Voice Vote)
Senator VanValkenburg Amendments agreed to
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26106475D-S1
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 4-N 3-A)
Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/22/2026 12:59 pm)
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102035D
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Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Jennifer B. Boysko
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Stella G. Pekarsky
Danica A. Roem
Saddam Azlan Salim
Angelia Williams Graves