---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent domain; redefines lost access and lost profits."
description: "Eminent domain; lost access and lost profits.Redefines \"lost access\" and \"lost profits\" for the purposes of determiningjust compensation in eminent domain cases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 666"
citation: "Virginia SB 666 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Chapman Petersen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 50
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff290dae-e11b-49c2-b7d8-f0c71a368f11"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB666"
source_hash: "0eaea911a490a5f57ca1cafe46e57a37a8b9035940a986e3e68700239b98384d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 666 (2022) — Eminent domain; redefines lost access and lost profits.

Eminent domain; lost access and lost profits.Redefines "lost access" and "lost profits" for the purposes of determiningjust compensation in eminent domain cases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0734** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0734)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22105606D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB666S1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 22106867D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB666H1)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 22104185D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB666)
5. **SB666ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB666ER)
6. **SB666ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB666ER2)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) — **12–4** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Chapman Petersen — primary (person)
- Mark D. Obenshain — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 22104185D `introduction`
- **2022-01-19** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-02** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-02** Committee substitute printed 22105606D-S1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-02** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB666S1)
- **2022-02-09** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-11** Reading of substitute waived
- **2022-02-11** Committee substitute agreed to 22105606D-S1
- **2022-02-11** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB666S1
- **2022-02-14** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-02-25** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-25** Committee substitute printed 22106867D-H1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-28** Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Committee substitute agreed to 22106867D-H1
- **2022-03-02** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB666H1
- **2022-03-02** Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-02** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- **2022-03-04** House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-04** Title replaced 22106867D-H1
- **2022-03-09** Enrolled
- **2022-03-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB666ER)
- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- **2022-04-27** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-04-27** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 1-N)
- **2022-04-27** VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N)
- **2022-04-27** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled bill text (SB666ER2)
- **2022-04-27** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2022-04-27** Enacted, Chapter 734 (effective 7/1/22) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff290dae-e11b-49c2-b7d8-f0c71a368f11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).