Subcommittee advances multiple bills, strikes others and carries several to 2027

The subcommittee handled a lengthy docket and recorded a series of procedural and substantive outcomes.

Procedural actions: The panel carried a slate of bills to the 2027 session (including HB 9‑14, HB 10‑21, HB 13‑94 and HB 14‑30) and granted patrons' requests to strike House Bill 8‑44 and House Bill 10‑61. Delegate Dahlgren moved to strike his own House Bill 9‑85; the committee stricken that bill on a recorded vote of 18–1.

Notable reported measures and referrals: House Bill 5‑49 (substitute) — a tree‑canopy measure with a stakeholder work group — reported 15–3 after broad support from environmental groups and some localities; House Bill 12‑12 (starter homes, permissive zoning minimums for localities over 20,000 population) reported following adoption of a substitute (committee tally noted as 16‑2‑3). House Bill 8‑33 (EV‑readiness) was reported as amended and referred to the Appropriations Committee for further consideration.

Other land‑use bills that came up during the session included HB 13‑16 (clarifying clutter ordinances in Planning District 19), which the subcommittee reported unanimously, and HB 14‑63 (manufactured homes in nonconforming parks), reported 17–0. The session concluded with HB 14‑77 (Norfolk charter amendment) reported 17–0 and the subcommittee rising.

The committee's actions reflect a mix of permissive local authority measures (solar canopies, EV readiness, lot‑size options) and targeted clarifications for zoning, clutter and manufactured housing, with patrons and stakeholder groups directed to continue work where concerns remain.