# Virginia HB1092: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials.

Virginia HB1092, Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Delores Oates (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in General Laws) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1092-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1092
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-10
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in General Laws
- Sponsor: Delores Oates (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: General Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; local building officials. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to amend the Uniform Statewide Building Code and corresponding regulations to remove any authority for local building departments to appoint local building officials for permanent terms. The bill requires the Board to require local building departments to appoint such officials for a term not to exceed 10 years and to only reappoint such officials after holding a performance evaluation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Delores Oates (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Continued to 2025 in General Laws (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2024-11-18: Left in General Laws (House)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in General Laws (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-08: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-26: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2024-01-22: Impact statement from DPB (HB1092) (House)
- 2024-01-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2024-01-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103911D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-18: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1092)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1092)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1092-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).