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HB833Introduced in the House of Delegates

Land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance, etc.

Passed

Introduced by Adele McClure, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · March 6, 2026

61

Yes

35

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105260D

  2. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  3. Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3

  4. House committee offered

  5. Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  6. Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

  7. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

  8. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  9. Read first time

  10. Read second time

  11. committee amendments agreed to

  12. Engrossed by House as amended

  13. Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  15. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  16. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB833)

  17. Senate committee offered

  18. Reported from Local Government with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  21. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  22. Read third time

  23. Local Government Amendment agreed to

  24. Engrossed by Senate as amended

  25. Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

  26. Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)

  27. Enrolled

  28. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB833ER)

  29. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB833)

  30. Signed by Speaker

  31. Signed by President

  32. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  33. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  34. Approved by Governor - Chapter 679 (effective - see bill)

  35. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)

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