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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vacant buildings; registration by registered agents, etc., annually."
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description: "Vacant building registration; registered agents. Permits any locality to require, by ordinance, the owner, or his registered agent, of any building that has been continuously vacant for at least three years to register such building with the locality annually. The bill also allows the registered agent of an owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) that meets the definition of \"derelict building\" in relevant law, (ii) that meets the definition of \"criminal blight\" in relevant law, or (iii) in which a locality has determined a person is living without the authority of the owner to file the registration forms required to be filed by the owner under current law. Finally, the bill provides that the registration forms shall include a requirement to provide the name and contact information for an owner required to register, or his registered agent."
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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 802"
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citation: "Virginia HB 802 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Betsy B. Carr"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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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/c6495d5b-2c40-45d5-9a9c-c931fe4cd879"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB802"
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source_hash: "a59bfbb45f3b35b8f2b13a6d55c902f17be745b5d8b8d12eb47951219037e3c4"
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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 802 (2026) — Vacant buildings; registration by registered agents, etc., annually.
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Vacant building registration; registered agents. Permits any locality to require, by ordinance, the owner, or his registered agent, of any building that has been continuously vacant for at least three years to register such building with the locality annually. The bill also allows the registered agent of an owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) that meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law, (ii) that meets the definition of "criminal blight" in relevant law, or (iii) in which a locality has determined a person is living without the authority of the owner to file the registration forms required to be filed by the owner under current law. Finally, the bill provides that the registration forms shall include a requirement to provide the name and contact information for an owner required to register, or his registered agent.
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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/1085958.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218030.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199904.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **76–22** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **19–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Betsy B. Carr — primary (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 26103065D `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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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-30** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Local Government (9-Y 6-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** Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB802ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `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 427 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0427)
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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/c6495d5b-2c40-45d5-9a9c-c931fe4cd879`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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