VirginiaPortsmouth officials could set expiration conditions on alcohol retailers’ zoning approvals
Portsmouth’s city government or zoning appeals board could attach conditions to licensed alcohol retailers’ zoning approvals that end them upon specified changes or a time limit.
What it does
Portsmouth officials could make alcohol retailers’ zoning approvals expire when property ownership or possession changes, business operations or management changes, or a set time passes.
Argument forExpiration conditions could give Portsmouth officials a chance to reconsider an alcohol retailer’s use of property when ownership or operations change.
Argument againstAn attached expiration condition could end a retailer’s zoning approval when management or ownership changes, making business transfers harder.
More detail
Portsmouth’s city government or zoning appeals board could attach automatic expiration conditions to covered zoning approvals. This would cover special exceptions or use permits related to licensed alcohol retailers in Portsmouth. These approvals allow particular property uses under local zoning rules. Officials would have to attach an expiration condition to the approval; expiration would not automatically apply to every alcohol retailer.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 27Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 22Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 21Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 21Read second timeMinor
- Jan 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 20Rules suspended
- Jan 19Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102168DIntroduced
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