# Virginia HB377: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation.

Virginia HB377, Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-10 (Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB377-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB377
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing/Consumer Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code within 18 months of publication of a new version of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to incorporate the latest IECC standards related to energy efficiency and conservation. The bill requires the Board to adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as those contained in the new version of the IECC.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB377) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101292D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131442.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131441.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084185.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084184.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131442.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131441.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084185.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084184.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-HB377-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).