# Virginia SB116: Zoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth.

Virginia SB116, Zoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by L. Louise Lucas (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB116-2027
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB116
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Zoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: L. Louise Lucas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties, Cities and Towns
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Zoning; special exceptions; City of Portsmouth. Adds the City of Portsmouth to those localities that have been granted authority to impose a condition upon any special exception relating to retail alcoholic beverage control licensees that provides that such special exception will automatically expire upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, a change in the operation or management of a facility, or the passage of a specific period of time.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: L. Louise Lucas (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-27: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102168D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230479.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230478.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230479.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230478.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-SB116-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).