SB 806 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Norfolk, City of; amending charter, conformity with zoning ordinance.

Summary
Charter; City of Norfolk. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk to require, on any property where there is a substantial negative impact on public health, safety, and welfare, conformity with the city's zoning ordinance within a reasonable time, to be specified by ordinance, but never less than two years. This bill is identical to HB 1477.
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 23, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and enacted into law as Chapter 317 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the City of Norfolk charter remains unchanged, but the formatting was updated to include the official chapter number and the specific approval date of April 6, 2026.
Scope change
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TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 317) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the header.

Removed the generic 'ENROLLED' and 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' placeholder headers.

Reformatted the document layout to align with the standard printed style of Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 317 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB806ER)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Unanimous consent to introduce
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105017D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Angelia Graves
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
VA
21