Issue · Housing

Housing (Property Development)

Every housing bill, vote, and legislator stance in Virginia, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
2
2026 Regular Session
Top supporter
Shelly Simonds
100% support rate
Top opponent
Karen Hamilton
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving property development in Virginia

Legislators moving property development in Virginia
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Shelly Simonds
Shelly Simonds House · District 70
D
Strong +
100% 28
Dan Helmer
Dan Helmer House · District 10
D
Strong +
100% 27
Laura Jane Cohen
Laura Jane Cohen House · District 15
D
Strong +
100% 27
May Nivar
May Nivar House · District 57
D
Strong +
100% 27
Virgil Thornton
Virgil Thornton House · District 86
D
Strong +
100% 27
Karen Hamilton
Karen Hamilton House · District 62
R
Strong −
0% 16
Phil Scott
Phil Scott House · District 63
R
Strong −
0% 16
Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin House · District 53
R
Strong −
0% 16
Tom Garrett
Tom Garrett House · District 56
R
Strong −
0% 15
Timmy French
Timmy French Senate · District 1
R
Strong −
0% 13
Showing 2 of 2 bills

All housing bills

in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1163: Subdivision ordinances; optional provisions, time-based restrictions.

Optional provisions in subdivision ordinances; time-based restrictions. Adds to the list of optional provisions in local subdivision ordinances provisions restricting the frequency of permissible subdivisions for a qualifying property within a specified time frame not to exceed seven years. The bill requires such provisions to enumerate the required qualifications for eligible properties and to establish procedures for seeking a subdivision of property.
in committee · Virginia · Senate Feb 2, 2026

SB 781: Zoning; adequate public facilities.

Zoning; adequate public facilities. Allows a locality to determine the timing of development by considering the adequacy of public facilities when making zoning decisions. The bill provides that a locality that makes a determination of inadequate facilities may reject or defer a rezoning application based solely on that determination.