# Virginia SB504: Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project.

Virginia SB504, Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0948)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB504-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB504
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0948)
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (198 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court. Provides that a landowner's vested rights in a specific residential project shall not be affected by a subsequent ruling or order of the local circuit court applicable to a zoning ordinance amendment when such ruling or order affects at least 25 individual parcels within a locality unless the significant affirmative governmental act approving such residential project is the direct subject of the ruling or order.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Landowners keep rights to approved housing: benefit, medium. Virginia landowners keep established rights to specific housing projects despite certain later local circuit court rulings or orders. The ruling must concern a zoning ordinance change affecting at least 25 parcels in the locality. Owners must reasonably rely in good faith on a qualifying government…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Passed House | pass | 63 | 36 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns | pass | 13 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments | pass | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0948) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 948 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 2-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB504) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Rereferred from Local Government to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100437D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224681.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224680.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211891.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211890.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1156634.HTML)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168772.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168771.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149081.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096511.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090603.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090602.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224681.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224680.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211891.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211890.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1156634.HTML)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168772.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168771.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149081.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096511.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090603.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090602.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-SB504-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).