VA HB1034 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance; short-term rentals. Allows any locality to adopt a uniform schedule of civil penalties for the violation of provisions of the zoning ordinance related to short-term rentals. The schedule of civil penalties shall not exceed (i) $500 for the initial violation, (ii) $1,000 for the second violation, or (iii) $1,500 for the third or subsequent violation, with each day during which the violation is found to have existed constituting a separate offense. The bill provides that designation of a particular zoning ordinance violation for a civil penalty shall be in lieu of criminal sanctions, and except for any violation resulting in injury to persons, such designation shall preclude the prosecution of a violation as a criminal misdemeanor, unless such civil penalties total $5,000 or more.
Title
Zoning ordinance; civil penalties for violations.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-02-13 | House | Left in Counties, Cities and Towns |
2024-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 1-N) |
2024-01-30 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3 |
2024-01-23 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
2024-01-23 | House | Referred from General Laws by voice vote |
2024-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
2024-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103018D |