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VA HB 197

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Zoning appeals, board of; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did VA HB 197 pass?

The current status of VA HB 197 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 197 about?

Board of zoning appeals; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court. Provides that appeals lie directly to the Supreme Court of Virginia from any final decision of a circuit court on appeal from a board of zoning appeals.

Who sponsors VA HB 197?

Joshua E. Thomas is the primary sponsor of VA HB 197.

Description

Board of zoning appeals; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court. Provides that appeals lie directly to the Supreme Court of Virginia from any final decision of a circuit court on appeal from a board of zoning appeals.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joshua E. Thomasprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-28

    Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-01-21

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)

    substitution

  3. 2026-01-21

    House subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-01-19

    Assigned HCJ sub: Civil

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-07

    Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102977D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-01-21 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: no
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB197

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