VA HB 679
Status unknownZoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 679 pass?
The current status of VA HB 679 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns
What is VA HB 679 about?
Zoning; special exceptions; City of Portsmouth. Adds the City of Portsmouth to those localities that have been granted authority to impose a condition upon any special exception relating to retail alcoholic beverage control licensees that provides that such special exception will automatically expire upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, a change in the operation or management of a facility, or the passage of a specific period of time.
Who sponsors VA HB 679?
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 679.
Description
Zoning; special exceptions; City of Portsmouth. Adds the City of Portsmouth to those localities that have been granted authority to impose a condition upon any special exception relating to retail alcoholic beverage control licensees that provides that such special exception will automatically expire upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, a change in the operation or management of a facility, or the passage of a specific period of time.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102813D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2026-01-30
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-04
Motion to rerefer to Counties, Cities and Towns agreed to
2026-02-04
Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-01-30 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Irene Shin: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns
2026-01-30 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- James W. Morefield: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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