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| Bill | Land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance, etc. | Land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance; electric vehicle charging stations; Department of Energy; report. Allows, effective July 1, 2027, a locality to include in its subdivision ordinance a requirement for electric vehicle (EV) supply equipment, EV-ready charging spaces, or EV-capable parking spaces that provide infrastructure to facilitate future EV charging, including electrical capacity, prewiring, and conduit for a development containing commercial, industrial, or multifamily residential uses. Effective in due course, the bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate the design and deployment of the electrical distribution infrastructure necessary to support the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities in new developments consisting of single-family and multifamily residential units, to provide recommendations on the appropriate number and type of EV charging spaces for new commercial and industrial developments, and to report its findings and recommendations to the State Corporation Commission no later than November 15, 2026. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 833 | Virginia HB 833 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 833 (2026) — Land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance, etc.
Land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance; electric vehicle charging stations; Department of Energy; report. Allows, effective July 1, 2027, a locality to include in its subdivision ordinance a requirement for electric vehicle (EV) supply equipment, EV-ready charging spaces, or EV-capable parking spaces that provide infrastructure to facilitate future EV charging, including electrical capacity, prewiring, and conduit for a development containing commercial, industrial, or multifamily residential uses. Effective in due course, the bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate the design and deployment of the electrical distribution infrastructure necessary to support the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities in new developments consisting of single-family and multifamily residential units, to provide recommendations on the appropriate number and type of EV charging spaces for new commercial and industrial developments, and to report its findings and recommendations to the State Corporation Commission no later than November 15, 2026.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Local Government Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 5–2 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 60–34 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 22–18 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 61–35 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government with amendment — 10–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Adele Y. McClure — primary (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105260D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-02-06 House committee offered
- 2026-02-06 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 2026-02-09 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-12 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-16 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB833)
- 2026-03-02 Senate committee offered
- 2026-03-02 Reported from Local Government with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Local Government Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-03-04 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2026-03-04 Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-06 Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-13 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-13 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB833ER)
passage - 2026-03-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB833)
- 2026-03-13 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-13 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 679 (Effective - see bill)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1a1a0c9c-6c9b-479c-99c8-ecfa51a47f52. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).