Agritourism purposes; Bd. of HCD to review regulations for temporary tents.
Summary
Board of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code; temporary tents used for agritourism purposes. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to review the relevant regulations of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and consider amending such regulations to allow temporary tents used for agritourism purposes to remain in place for up to 12 months on a single site. This bill is identical to HB 735.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 417, with the approval date updated to April 8, 2026. The core policy remains unchanged, directing the Board of Housing and Community Development to review fire safety regulations to allow temporary agritourism tents to stay in place for up to 12 months.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on agritourism tents and their duration on a single site; no new entities or locations were added.
TIMELINE
The approval date was updated from a generic 'Approved' status to a specific date of April 8, 2026, indicating the bill has been enacted.
TECHNICAL
The session header was updated to reflect the 2026 session and the bill status changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Chaptered' with a specific chapter number.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Feb 13, 2026
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 417 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB132ER)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christie Craig
RRepublican
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