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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 116: Zoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 116 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Zoning; special exceptions for City of Portsmouth. Primary sponsor: Louise Lucas (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2026): Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Zoning; special exceptions; City of Portsmouth. Adds the City of Portsmouth to those localities that have been granted authority to impose a condition upon any special exception relating to retail alcoholic beverage control licensees that provides that such special exception will automatically expire upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, a change in the operation or management of a facility, or the passage of a specific period of time.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Louise LucasPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
  2. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  3. Read first time
  4. Placed on Calendar
  5. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  6. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
  7. Read second time
  8. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
  12. Referred to Committee on Local Government

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source