Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 717
Transit-oriented housing overlay districts; definitions, ordinances, report, sunset.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Transit-oriented housing overlay districts. Requires certain localities to establish one or more transit-oriented housing overlay districts covering qualifying areas, as defined in the bill, within their boundaries. The bill provides that within such overlay districts, the locality shall permit, by right, a minimum height of six stories and a minimum average density of 30 units per acre within one-quarter of a mile of a major transit stop and allow two units per lot and four units per corner lot between one-quarter of a mile and one mile from a such a stop. The bill further provides that applications for such housing development shall be approved ministerially by the zoning administrator or other designated official and that no public hearing is required for approval. The bill allows certain areas within a locality to be excluded from its provisions and sunsets on September 1, 2030. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2027.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Local Government with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 20, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Local Government Amendments agreed to - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee amendments offered - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Presented and ordered printed 26100854D