HB 447 VA

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Introduced

Contesting local governing body or board of zoning appeals land use decisions; third-party standing requirements. Creates standing for any person who does not have an ownership interest in the property that is the direct subject of a local governing body or board of zoning appeals action if such person has alleged with particularity and proven by clear and convincing evidence that he (i) has an immediate, pecuniary, and substantial interest in the litigation, and not a remote or indirect interest; (ii) owns or occupies real property within or in close proximity to the property that is the subject of the land use determination; and (iii) has suffered (a) a particularized harm to a personal or property right, legal or equitable, or (b) an imposition of a burden or obligation different from that suffered by the general public. The bill clarifies that such standing requirements do not apply to any person who has an ownership interest in the property that is the direct subject of the decision of the local governing body or the board of zoning appeals.

• Marcus B. Simon Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102160D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107930D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Rereferred to Courts of Justice · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice · lower

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.

• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML