HB735
Agritourism purposes; Bd. of HCD to review regulations for temporary tents.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jay Leftwich (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code; temporary tents used for agritourism purposes.
Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to review the relevant regulations of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and consider amending such regulations to allow temporary tents used for agritourism purposes to remain in place for up to 12 months on a single site.-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105197D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB735)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107771D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB735)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB735ER)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB735)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
