# Virginia HB197: Zoning appeals, board of; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court.

Virginia HB197, Zoning appeals, board of; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB197-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB197
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Zoning appeals, board of; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Civil
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-28: Continued to 2027 in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-21: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102977D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230434.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231079.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230433.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231078.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231654.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231653.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230434.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231079.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230433.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231078.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231654.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231653.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB197-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).