VirginiaVested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project.
What it does
Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court. Provides that a landowner's vested rights in a specific residential project shall not be affected by a subsequent ruling or order of the local circuit court applicable to a zoning ordinance amendment when such ruling or order affects at least 25 individual parcels within a locality unless the significant affirmative governmental act approving such residential project is the direct subject of the ruling or order.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 948 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Read second timeMinor
- Mar 6Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 17Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- Feb 17Courts of Justice Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 16Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 16Rules suspended
- Feb 16Senate committee offered
- Feb 16Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
- Jan 26Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Local Government. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Senate committee offered
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100437DIntroduced