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HB 888 VA
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Minimum off-street parking requirements; definitions, designated areas, administrative reductions.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 12, 2026) Governor's recommendation received by House

Summary

Minimum off-street parking requirements in certain areas. Provides that a locality shall not require, as a condition of zoning approval, minimum off-street parking for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area, as defined in the bill, in amounts exceeding (i) 0.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily or mixed-use residential development and (ii) one parking space per dwelling unit for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses. The bill also provides that no locality shall adopt or enforce any provision of a zoning ordinance that imposes minimum off-street parking requirements for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area in excess of such limitations. The bill further provides that any locality with a population greater than 20,000 shall, by ordinance, provide for an administrative reduction of minimum off-street parking requirements of not less than 20 percent for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development proposed on parcels not located within a designated area. This bill incorporates HB 262.

Sponsor (1)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (39)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105050D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
  3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
  4. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) · lower
  5. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
  6. Jan 30, 2026 Incorporates HB262 (Simonds) · lower
  7. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106756D-H1 · lower
  8. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  12. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
  15. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  16. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N) · upper
  17. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108920D-S1 · upper
  18. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  19. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  21. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  23. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  24. Mar 6, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26109344D-S2 (Aird) · upper
  25. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  26. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
  27. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
  28. Mar 9, 2026 Reading of substitute waived · upper
  29. Mar 9, 2026 Senator Aird Substitute agreed to · upper
  30. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute · upper
  31. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N 0-A) · lower
  33. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  34. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB888ER) · lower
  35. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  36. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  39. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

Text versions (15)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Governor's Recommendation · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Senator Aird Substitute · PDF
  • Senator Aird Substitute · HTML
  • Local Government Substitute · PDF
  • Local Government Substitute · HTML
  • Local Government Substitute · PDF
  • Local Government Substitute · HTML
  • Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
  • Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
  • Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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