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VA SB 387

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Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, certain land use approvals.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 387 pass?

No. VA SB 387 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 8-N)

What is VA SB 387 about?

Charter; City of Virginia Beach; certain land use approvals. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach by providing that no application to rezone property to a higher density or a more intense zoning district south of the blue line, as defined in the bill, shall be approved except by a recorded affirmative vote of three-fourths of all of the members elected to the city council. The bill further provides that no extension of public water and sanitary sewer shall extend south of the blue line absent a public hearing and specific findings by the city council.

Who sponsors VA SB 387?

Christie New Craig is the primary sponsor of VA SB 387.

Description

Charter; City of Virginia Beach; certain land use approvals. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach by providing that no application to rezone property to a higher density or a more intense zoning district south of the blue line, as defined in the bill, shall be approved except by a recorded affirmative vote of three-fourths of all of the members elected to the city council. The bill further provides that no extension of public water and sanitary sewer shall extend south of the blue line absent a public hearing and specific findings by the city council.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 8-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Christie New Craigprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104835D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 8-N)

    committee-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Local Government

    2026-02-02 · fail · 7-8

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Jeremy S. McPike: no
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: no
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: no
    • Danica A. Roem: no
    • Angelia Williams Graves: no
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: no
    • Kannan Srinivasan: no
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB387

Attribution

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