Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2223.6, relating to comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, beginning July 1, 2026, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify object
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 581 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Shelly A. SimondsElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerNadarius E. ClarkJackie H. GlassMarcia S. "Cia" PriceIrene Shin
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 63, N 35, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 8, N 7
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Local Government (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 13, X 2
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 63, N 35, X 2
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 7, N 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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