2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26103779D

HOUSE BILL NO. 883

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 13, 2026

A BILL to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a review of the Department of Transportation's approval process for projects involving buildings, road development, and other construction; report.

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Patron—Sullivan

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Referred to Committee on Rules

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of the Department of Transportation's (the Department's) approval process for projects involving buildings, road development, and other construction and, in doing so, identify methods for reducing the number of steps needed for such projects' approval while maintaining safety standards for such projects. Such review shall include an assessment of whether the Department can improve communication regarding project deadlines in order to reduce duplicative comments provided both before and after such deadlines. Such review shall also include an assessment of whether the Department can make public any comments provided by its staff. The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a summary of his review and a report of his findings to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation no later than December 1, 2026.