HB 135 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Code Commission; extends subdivision plats work group, report.

Summary

Virginia Code Commission; subdivision plats work group; report. Extends by one year the work of the work group established by the Virginia Code Commission to review existing provisions of the Code of Virginia related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 3, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of a work group to review subdivision plat regulations remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to the group's members, tasks, or the deadline for submitting recommendations.

TECHNICAL

The document's metadata was updated to reflect its official enactment, including the session year (2026), chapter number (Chapter 41), and the approval date (March 31, 2026).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB135ER)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors