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type: "Bill"
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title: "Zoning; development agreements in certain localities within Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads)."
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description: "Zoning; development agreements in certain localities. Allows any locality within Planning District 23 with a population between 245,000 and 350,000 that has adopted a transfer of development rights ordinance to include provisions in its zoning ordinance that allow the governing body to enter into binding development agreements with owners of real property in the locality, so long as the property to be developed contains at least 1,000 acres or is located within (i) a receiving area of a transfer of development rights program and (ii) a tax increment financing district. Current law allows only New Kent County to include such provisions allowing for development agreements in its zoning ordinance."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 787"
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citation: "Virginia HB 787 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4fc1d9e-7a07-4e62-8de9-1d591d9172b4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB787"
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source_hash: "b9a14826f4883903601668ff86f6cc5be62e31e407dd847f62ef44325cb0e6e5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 787 (2026) — Zoning; development agreements in certain localities within Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads).
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Zoning; development agreements in certain localities. Allows any locality within Planning District 23 with a population between 245,000 and 350,000 that has adopted a transfer of development rights ordinance to include provisions in its zoning ordinance that allow the governing body to enter into binding development agreements with owners of real property in the locality, so long as the property to be developed contains at least 1,000 acres or is located within (i) a receiving area of a transfer of development rights program and (ii) a tax increment financing district. Current law allows only New Kent County to include such provisions allowing for development agreements in its zoning ordinance.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085910.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217974.PDF)
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3. **Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1146706.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148385.PDF)
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5. **Local Government Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188976.HTML)
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6. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194500.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203572.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Local Government with amendment — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
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- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105324D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Local Government Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4fc1d9e-7a07-4e62-8de9-1d591d9172b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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