Zoning; manufactured housing.
Summary
Zoning; manufactured housing. Amends existing provisions that require localities to permit manufactured homes in areas zoned for agriculture by expanding such requirement to all zoning districts where site-built housing is allowed, with certain conditions. The bill provides that localities shall not adopt or enforce any zoning, land-use, or development regulation that treats manufactured homes differently or more restrictively than a single-family site-built dwelling allowed in the same zoning district. The bill also removes the authority of localities without a zoning ordinance to designate the areas within the locality in which manufactured homes may be located. This bill is identical to HB 655.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Mar 31, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill formally enacts changes to Virginia zoning laws regarding manufactured housing, updating the session year to 2026 and assigning the act to Chapter 20. The text includes a new approval date of March 31, 2026, and amends specific sections of the Code of Virginia to reflect these legislative actions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on zoning and manufactured housing, but it transitions from a draft state to an officially enacted law.
TECHNICAL
Added the official approval date of March 31, 2026, marking the bill as a final, enacted law.
Removed the placeholder text indicating the bill was in the 'Enrolled' stage awaiting approval.
Updated the session identifier from a generic placeholder to the specific 2026 session.
Assigned the act to Chapter 20 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 3, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB346ER)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Schuyler VanValkenburg
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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