SB 717 VA
Transit-oriented housing overlay districts; definitions, ordinances, report, sunset.
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Summary
This bill would establish transit-oriented housing overlay districts as a zoning tool for Virginia localities. Transit-oriented housing focuses on residential development near public transportation to reduce car dependency and support sustainable development. An overlay district is a zoning overlay that imposes additional or alternative regulations on top of existing base zoning. The bill would allow local governments to create overlay districts specifically for transit-oriented housing development and would require reporting on their use.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2288.9, relating to transit-oriented housing overlay districts; report.
Sponsor (1)
- Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (22)
- Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26100854D · upper
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee amendments offered · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Local Government Amendments agreed to · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
- Feb 20, 2026 Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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