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VA SB 781

in committee

Zoning; adequate public facilities.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Zoning; adequate public facilities. Allows a locality to determine the timing of development by considering the adequacy of public facilities when making zoning decisions. The bill provides that a locality that makes a determination of inadequate facilities may reject or defer a rezoning application based solely on that determination.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.primary
  • Mike A. Cherrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Presented and ordered printed 26105455D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-22

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Senate committee offered

  4. 2026-02-02

    Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (8-Y 7-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passed by indefinitely in Local Government

    2026-02-02 · pass · 8-7

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB781

Attribution

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