Virginia House Bill 2161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain intended actions and hearings; report. Standardizes the frequency and length of time that notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published in newspapers and other print media. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into the following three groups: (i) publication required one week before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; (ii) publication required two consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; and (iii) publication required three consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action. In addition, the bill amends provisions related to the content of notices for zoning ordinances and amendments to such ordinances by removing the requirement that such notices contain a descriptive summary of the proposed action and providing that such notices shall include the street address or tax map parcel number of the parcels subject to the action. In cases where the intended action affects more than 25 parcels, the notice must also include the approximate acreage subject to the intended action. For more than 100 parcels of land, the advertisement may instead include a description of the boundaries of the area subject to the changes and a link to a map of the subject area. The bill also removes the requirement that notices of proposed amendments to a zoning map state the general usage and density range of the proposed amendment and the general usage density set forth in the applicable part of the comprehensive plan. The bill directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to continue review of the notice requirements throughout the Code of Virginia and requires the Virginia Code Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2023. Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain intended actions and hearings; report. Standardizes the frequency and length of time that notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published in newspapers and other print media. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into the following three groups: (i) publication required one week before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; (ii) publication required two consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; and (iii) publication required three consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action. In addition, the bill amends provisions related to the content of notices for zoning ordinances and amendments to such ordinances by removing the requirement that such notices contain a descriptive summary of the proposed action and providing that such notices shall include the street address or tax map parcel number of the parcels subject to the action. In cases where the intended action affects more than 25 parcels, the notice must also include the approximate acreage subject to the intended action. For more than 100 parcels of land, the advertisement may instead include a description of the boundaries of the area subject to the changes and a link to a map of the subject area. The bill also removes the requirement that notices of proposed amendments to a zoning map state the general usage and density range of the proposed amendment and the general usage density set forth in the applicable part of the comprehensive plan. The bill directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to continue review of the notice requirements throughout the Code of Virginia and requires the Virginia Code Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2023.

Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain intended actions.

Del. Wren Williams [R]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 23107241D-S1 (94-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2161S1
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Amendment by Senator Dunnavant agreed to
2023-02-23	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23107241D-S1
2023-02-22	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107241D-S1
2023-02-20	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-01	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-30	House	Read first time
2023-01-26	House	Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101898D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1236	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1427	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1703	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2108.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2285	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2606	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2653	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	3401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	3600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	4309	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	4906	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5136	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5156	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5431.25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	5806	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	619	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	716	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	749	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	958.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	958.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	29.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	37	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	79	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	92	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	1302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	2001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	2101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	2103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	2701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	331	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	723	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	909	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3245.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3245.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3256	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3321	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3378	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3651	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3975	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.15:33	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.15:65	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2161
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2161+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2161S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2161ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0507+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105306A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106636D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2161AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2161ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2161F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2161FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2161FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1104V0012+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H11V0042+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1263+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S07V0068+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0711HB2161+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0853HB2161+HB2161
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2324+HB2161