VA HB 1394
Status unknownLoitering; unhoused persons.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1394 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1394 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 1394 about?
Loitering; unhoused persons. Prohibits any locality from discriminating against any person on the basis of actual or perceived unhoused status by imposing a civil or criminal penalty against any unhoused person, defined in the bill, of any age for engaging in life-sustaining activities in or upon any public place, including in a legally parked car in a public place, provided that such activities do not obstruct the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in a manner that creates a hazard to others. Life-sustaining activities include sleeping, resting, sitting, standing, lying down, or protecting oneself from the elements.
Who sponsors VA HB 1394?
Joshua G. Cole is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1394.
Description
Loitering; unhoused persons. Prohibits any locality from discriminating against any person on the basis of actual or perceived unhoused status by imposing a civil or criminal penalty against any unhoused person, defined in the bill, of any age for engaging in life-sustaining activities in or upon any public place, including in a legally parked car in a public place, provided that such activities do not obstruct the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in a manner that creates a hazard to others. Life-sustaining activities include sleeping, resting, sitting, standing, lying down, or protecting oneself from the elements.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06 — Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joshua G. Coleprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-22
Presented and ordered printed 26103925D
introduction
2026-01-22
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee
2026-02-05
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-05
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-06
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
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Related bills
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