SB 711 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Zoning appeals, board of; writ of certiorari, discovery.

This bill's title and abstract ("Board of zoning appeals; writ of certiorari; discovery") do not provide specific details about its policy changes or concrete provisions. The available context (prefiled, referred to Committee on Local Government) indicates procedural status but no substantive content. Without an official summary or description of the bill's actual provisions, no factual summary of its policy impact or affected parties can be provided. Therefore, a meaningful summary cannot be generated from the given information.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Local Government Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to a committee substitute version, which includes a critical new procedural restriction. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a rule prohibiting any party from filing pleadings, conducting discovery, or introducing new evidence after the court orders the writ and the record is produced. This effectively limits the appeal process to a review of the existing record, preventing the introduction of new facts or arguments that were not part of the original board decision.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same, covering appeals of zoning board decisions in Virginia circuit courts, but the procedural rules governing those appeals have been tightened.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory prohibition on filing pleadings, conducting discovery, or introducing new evidence once the court record is produced, restricting appeals to a review of the existing administrative record.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header and formatting from an 'Introduced' bill to a 'Local Government Substitute' offered for committee consideration.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Failed to report from Local Government with substitute (7-Y 7-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors