# Virginia HB509: Zoning; agricultural operations, rental of accessory dwellings.

Virginia HB509, Zoning; agricultural operations, rental of accessory dwellings., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Chilton McAuliff (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-HB509-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB509
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Zoning; agricultural operations, rental of accessory dwellings.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Zoning; agricultural operations; rental of accessory dwellings. Provides that no locality shall prohibit the rental for 30 days or more of existing accessory residential dwellings located on property with an agricultural operation. The bill does not apply to areas within a town.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-23: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103089D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228570.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228569.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228570.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228569.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB509-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).