# Virginia SB748: Uniform Statewide Building Code; stakeholder group to evaluate temperature regulation.

Virginia SB748, Uniform Statewide Building Code; stakeholder group to evaluate temperature regulation., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB748-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB748
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; stakeholder group to evaluate temperature regulation.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-23
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (88 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Housing and Community Development; USBC; temperature regulation. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to, during the 2024 Virginia Code Development Cycle, evaluate potential revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require that certain owners and operators that rent, lease, or let one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, or guestroom to supply cooling and furnish heat to maintain certain temperatures in all habitable rooms.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Tabled in Rules | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-02-17: Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee substitute printed 25105063D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2024-11-23: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2024-11-23: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100538D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020951.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020950.PDF)
- Introduced, 2024-11-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011618.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011615.PDF)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020951.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020950.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011618.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011615.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB748-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).