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SB504 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-30

Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project.

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.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB504

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Sponsors

Creigh Deeds (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
2026-03-30 S Signed by President
2026-03-30 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER)
2026-03-30 S Enrolled
2026-03-11 H Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A)
2026-03-11 H Read third time
2026-03-10 H Read second time
2026-03-06 H Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)
2026-02-24 H Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2026-02-24 H Read first time
2026-02-24 H Placed on Calendar
2026-02-20 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
2026-02-17 S Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
2026-02-17 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-17 S Rules suspended
2026-02-17 S Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
2026-02-17 S Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
2026-02-17 S Read second time
2026-02-16 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 S Rules suspended
2026-02-16 S Senate committee offered
2026-02-16 S Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 2-N 1-A)
2026-02-06 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504)
2026-01-26 S Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2026-01-26 S Senate committee offered
2026-01-13 S Referred to Committee on Local Government
2026-01-13 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100437D

Votes

2026-01-26 Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A) Yea: 13 Nay: 0
2026-02-16 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 2-N 1-A) Yea: 10 Nay: 2
2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-17 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) Yea: 21 Nay: 17
2026-03-06 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N) Yea: 13 Nay: 7
2026-03-11 Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A) Yea: 63 Nay: 36

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 S Local Government
2026-02-24 H Counties, Cities and Towns

Amendments

0000-00-00 Local Government Amendment
0000-00-00 Courts of Justice Amendment
0000-00-00 Courts of Justice Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-13 Introduced
2026-02-17 Engrossed
2026-03-30 Enrolled

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