VA HB 985
died on adjournmentLocal land use; authority for decision belongs solely to locality.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Local land use decision authority. Provides that the authority for a locality's planning and land use decisions belongs solely to the locality and shall not be ceded to any state agency or state-sanctioned body.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06 — Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104248D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
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Votes
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns
2026-02-06 · pass · 20-1
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: no
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Related bills
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