---
type: "Bill"
title: "Norfolk, City of; amending charter, conformity with zoning ordinance."
description: "Charter; City of Norfolk. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk to require, on any property where there is a substantial negative impact on public health, safety, and welfare, conformity with the city's zoning ordinance within a reasonable time, to be specified by ordinance, but never less than two years. This bill is identical to SB 806."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1477"
citation: "Virginia HB 1477 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Q. Askew"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55eb758d-bb49-4de4-97b8-fa0a06606f15"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1477"
source_hash: "b220a0e07bac859ed427e4b25bce8a0c894851c13c1ef4ab1e2d5e653857f75b"
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 HB 1477 (2026) — Norfolk, City of; amending charter, conformity with zoning ordinance.

Charter; City of Norfolk. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk to require, on any property where there is a substantial negative impact on public health, safety, and welfare, conformity with the city's zoning ordinance within a reasonable time, to be specified by ordinance, but never less than two years. This bill is identical to SB 806.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095386.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217390.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182505.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government — **14–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alex Q. Askew — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** Presented and ordered printed 26105453D `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-13** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1477ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55eb758d-bb49-4de4-97b8-fa0a06606f15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).