SB 454 VA

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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.

• Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102035D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/22/2026 12:59 pm) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 4-N 3-A) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106475D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Local Government Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossment reconsidered by Senate · upper
15. Feb 5, 2026 Floor offered Senator VanValkenburg Amendments · upper
16. Feb 5, 2026 Reading of amendments waived (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 5, 2026 Senator VanValkenburg Amendments agreed to · upper
18. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 10, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
23. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
24. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 House committee offered · lower
26. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (11-Y 10-N) · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108775D-H1 · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26109131D-H2 (Helmer) · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Helmer Substitute · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passed by for the day · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Motion to rerefer to Counties, Cities and Towns agreed to · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
35. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Counties, Cities and Towns · 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.

• Delegate Helmer Substitute · PDF
• Delegate Helmer Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Senator VanValkenburg Amendments · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML