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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Code Commission; extends subdivision plats work group, report."
description: "Virginia Code Commission; subdivision plats work group; report. Extends by one year the work of the work group established by the Virginia Code Commission to review existing provisions of the Code of Virginia related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 135"
citation: "Virginia HB 135 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus B. Simon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-03"
last_action: "2026-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65cfb31a-fe6f-465d-842f-2b2acf3884a3"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB135"
source_hash: "8244c795eef91d49e818ec8975e331fbb06984d1195e465f0b942d0283261eca"
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 135 (2026) — Virginia Code Commission; extends subdivision plats work group, report.
Virginia Code Commission; subdivision plats work group; report. Extends by one year the work of the work group established by the Virginia Code Commission to review existing provisions of the Code of Virginia related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
## 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/1082534.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214951.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182275.PDF)
## Votes
- H VOTE: — **990** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government — **150** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **200** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102302D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-03** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB135)
- **2026-01-20** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2026-01-23** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-29** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-01-30** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day (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 (HB135ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB135)
- **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`
- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65cfb31a-fe6f-465d-842f-2b2acf3884a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).