Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, certain land use approvals.
Summary
Charter; City of Virginia Beach; certain land use approvals. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach by providing that no application to rezone property to a higher density or a more intense zoning district south of the blue line, as defined in the bill, shall be approved except by a recorded affirmative vote of three-fourths of all of the members elected to the city council. The bill further provides that no extension of public water and sanitary sewer shall extend south of the blue line absent a public hearing and specific findings by the city council.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 2, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 8-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christie Craig
RRepublican
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