VA SB 488
Status unknownLocalities; statewide housing targets.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 488 pass?
The current status of VA SB 488 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-09): Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 488 about?
Statewide housing targets for localities. Requires localities to increase their total housing stock by at least 7.5 percent over the five-year period beginning January 1, 2028. The bill provides that in order to meet such 7.5 percent growth target, a locality shall develop a housing growth plan that best meets the needs of the locality while meeting the growth target rates. The bill provides that such plan may include any strategy deemed appropriate by the locality; however, for purposes of demonstrating a good faith effort to meet growth targets, a locality shall include modeling that demonstrates that the plan will result in the permitting of the required number of units and either (i) a zoning ordinance that includes provisions allowing for the by-right development and construction of multifamily residential uses on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications, including any land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications that allow for the by-right development and construction of single-family residential uses or (ii) at least three of the housing growth strategies enumerated in the bill. The bill further provides that after January 1, 2033, an applicant that seeks local government approval for a residential development site plan or rezoning that will have the effect of increasing the supply of housing in a locality and has that application rejected may, in addition to other remedies, appeal such decision to the board of zoning appeals.
Who sponsors VA SB 488?
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg is the primary sponsor of VA SB 488.
Description
Statewide housing targets for localities. Requires localities to increase their total housing stock by at least 7.5 percent over the five-year period beginning January 1, 2028. The bill provides that in order to meet such 7.5 percent growth target, a locality shall develop a housing growth plan that best meets the needs of the locality while meeting the growth target rates. The bill provides that such plan may include any strategy deemed appropriate by the locality; however, for purposes of demonstrating a good faith effort to meet growth targets, a locality shall include modeling that demonstrates that the plan will result in the permitting of the required number of units and either (i) a zoning ordinance that includes provisions allowing for the by-right development and construction of multifamily residential uses on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications, including any land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications that allow for the by-right development and construction of single-family residential uses or (ii) at least three of the housing growth strategies enumerated in the bill. The bill further provides that after January 1, 2033, an applicant that seeks local government approval for a residential development site plan or rezoning that will have the effect of increasing the supply of housing in a locality and has that application rejected may, in addition to other remedies, appeal such decision to the board of zoning appeals.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburgprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103463D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/21/2026 4:02 pm)
2026-01-26
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB488)
2026-02-09
Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
Versions
Documents
Votes
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology
2026-01-21 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Adam P. Ebbin: not voting
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government
2026-02-09 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: not voting
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: not voting
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: not voting
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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