# Virginia HB314: Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid.

Virginia HB314, Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB314-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB314
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing/Consumer Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to amend the Uniform Statewide Building Code to exempt any homeowner who lives off the electrical grid from complying with provisions of the Building Code regarding electrical systems, so long as his home is otherwise habitable pursuant to Building Code regulations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB314) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102930D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229093.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229092.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229093.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229092.PDF)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB314-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).