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VA HB 447

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Local government or board of zoning appeals land use decisions; third-party standing requirements.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-16 — Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Marcus B. Simonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102160D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    Assigned HCJ sub: Civil

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N)

  7. 2026-02-13

    Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-13

    Committee substitute printed 26107930D-H1

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-15

    Read first time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-16

    Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to

  11. 2026-02-16

    Rereferred to Courts of Justice

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-16

    Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 6-4

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

  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute

    2026-02-13 · pass · 13-8

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
    • Vivian E. Watts: no
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: not voting
    • Jason S. Ballard: no
    • Wren M. Williams: yes
    • Will Davis: no
    • Madison Whittle: no
    • Justin Pence: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB447

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