SB 504 VA

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Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court. Provides that a landowner's vested rights in a specific residential project shall not be affected by a subsequent ruling or order of the local circuit court applicable to a zoning ordinance amendment when such ruling or order affects at least 25 individual parcels within a locality unless the significant affirmative governmental act approving such residential project is the direct subject of the ruling or order.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100437D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
5. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) · upper
6. Feb 16, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 2-N 1-A) · upper
7. Feb 16, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
8. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 17, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 17, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 17, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N) · lower
22. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER) · upper
27. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) · upper
29. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 948 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Local Government Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML