Virginia Enacts Law to Streamline Wireless Infrastructure Upgrades
Measure limits local denials, aims to expand wireless coverage for state services.
April 14, 2026 – Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger enacted legislation Wednesday designed to speed up wireless infrastructure upgrades, limiting when local governments can deny certain modification requests for existing facilities.
House Bill 277, introduced by Delegate Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax, passed unanimously in the state legislature and would prohibit localities from rejecting applications to modify existing wireless support structures if specific conditions are met.
Under the law, local governments cannot deny a request if the modification does not “substantially change” the physical dimensions of an existing facility. That includes projects involving the co-location, removal or replacement of transmission equipment.
