HB 377 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation.

Summary

Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code within 18 months of publication of a new version of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to incorporate the latest IECC standards related to energy efficiency and conservation. The bill requires the Board to adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as those contained in the new version of the IECC.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → General Laws Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its original 'Introduced' version to a 'General Laws Substitute' version after committee review. The substantive policy language regarding building code provisions, farm building exemptions, and energy efficiency requirements remained largely unchanged, though the formatting and presentation were updated to reflect committee amendments. The document structure was reorganized with page numbers and draft headers added.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The bill continues to apply to the Uniform Statewide Building Code in Virginia, with specific provisions for farm buildings and energy efficiency standards.

TECHNICAL

The bill was restructured from a simple introduced version to a formal substitute amendment format with page numbers, draft headers, and committee attribution.

The date header was updated from 'Offered January 14, 2026' to 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/05/2026' to reflect the committee's review timeline.

Minor line breaks and spacing adjustments were made throughout the text to improve readability and conform to legislative formatting standards.

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Committee

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors