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VA HB 1196

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Property Owners' Association Act; operation and management of assoc., condemnation of common area.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1196 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1196 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 1196 about?

Property Owners' Association Act; operation and management of association; condemnation of common area; procedure. Requires consideration of the physical characteristics of a property owners' association's common area land when determining such land's highest and best use for purposes of valuing the property for award or payment for such land in a condemnation proceeding after the common area land is taken or damaged under the power of eminent domain.

Who sponsors VA HB 1196?

Phillip A. Scott is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1196, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Property Owners' Association Act; operation and management of association; condemnation of common area; procedure. Requires consideration of the physical characteristics of a property owners' association's common area land when determining such land's highest and best use for purposes of valuing the property for award or payment for such land in a condemnation proceeding after the common area land is taken or damaged under the power of eminent domain.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Phillip A. Scottprimary
  • Tara A. Durantcosponsor
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101638D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1196)

  5. 2026-02-12

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  6. 2026-02-12

    Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1196

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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