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HB 536 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Impact fees; locality authorized to impose on residential development.

Summary
Impact fees; residential development. Authorizes any locality to impose impact fees on certain residential developments in order to defray the costs of constructing public facilities necessitated by those developments. Under current law, such impact fees have limited applicability and may be imposed only by those counties that have established urban transportation service districts.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAuthorizes localities to impose impact fees on residential development to fund public facilities, increasing targeted revenue for infrastructure without general tax increases.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExpands local authority to impose impact fees on residential development to fund public facilities, including transportation infrastructure, as current law ties such fees to urban transportation districts.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Legislator
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Karen Hamilton
RRepublican
VA
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