2026 SESSION

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

26107771D

HOUSE BILL NO. 735

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws

on February 12, 2026)

(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Leftwich)

A BILL to direct the Board of Housing and Community Development to review and consider amending regulations for temporary tents used for agritourism purposes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Board of Housing and Community Development shall review 13VAC5-52-360 of the Virginia Administrative Code and any other relevant provisions of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, 13VAC5-52 of the Virginia Administrative Code, to 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.