# Virginia HB370: Industrial/commercial use facilities; local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance.

Virginia HB370, Industrial/commercial use facilities; local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David A. Reid (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-01-23 (Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB370-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB370
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Industrial/commercial use facilities; local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-01-23, Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: David A. Reid (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance; industrial and commercial facilities. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for (i) requiring proposed industrial and commercial facilities to submit water consumption estimates and (ii) considering water consumption from public resources when making rezoning and special use permit decisions related to such facilities.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Reid (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-01-23: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100103D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084070.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084069.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084070.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084069.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB370-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).