| VA | SB597 | Veto | Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority; comprehensive plan. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | SB544 | Pass | Short-term rental property; special exceptions. Prohibits a locality from barring the use of or requiring that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for the use of a residential dwelling as a short-term rental where ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) |
| VA | SB48 | Pass | Vacant buildings; registration. Permits any county, city, or town to require, by ordinance, the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) that meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law, (ii) that meet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) |
| VA | SB516 | Pass | All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition. Authorizes the governing body of any city to provide by ordinance for the lawful seizure, impounding, and disposition of an illegally operated all-terrain vehicle or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510) |
| VA | SB343 | Pass | Military centered community zones; local designation. Allows localities to establish, by ordinance, one or more military centered community zones, defined in the bill as a community that has a significant presence of military personnel living or work...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350) |
| VA | SB641 | Engross
Sine Die | Certification of boiler and pressure vessel operators by localities. Repeals an existing statute that allows localities by ordinance to require certification of boiler and pressure vessel operators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
To House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee |
| VA | SB316 | Engross
Sine Die | Conservation of trees; Town of Vienna. Allows the Town of Vienna, by ordinance, to require that a subdivision or development provide for the preservation or replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy 10 years after...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
VOTE: DEFEATED (52-Y 48-N) |
| VA | SB304 | Engross
Sine Die | Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinances for residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee |
| VA | SB304 | Engross
Prefile | Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinances for residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee |
| VA | SB247 | Intro
Sine Die | Building service employees; public contracting. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor building service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee |
| VA | SB247 | Intro
Prefile | Building service employees; public contracting. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor building service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee |
| VA | SB305 | Intro
Sine Die | Local prohibition or regulation of gas-powered leaf blowers; civil penalty. Provides that any locality may by ordinance prohibit or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The bill provides that the ordinance may include provisions for a civil ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate Local Government Committee |
| VA | SB305 | Intro
Prefile | Local prohibition or regulation of gas-powered leaf blowers; civil penalty. Provides that any locality may by ordinance prohibit or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The bill provides that the ordinance may include provisions for a civil ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate Local Government Committee |
| VA | SB656 | Intro
Sine Die | Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of fire alarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB721 | Intro
Sine Die | Local government actions related to comprehensive plans, local planning commissions, subdivision plats and site plans, and zoning ordinances; approval process. Makes several changes to local government land use approval processes, including (i) prohi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To Senate Local Government Committee |
| VA | SB721 | Intro
Prefile | Local government actions related to comprehensive plans, local planning commissions, subdivision plats and site plans, and zoning ordinances; approval process. Makes several changes to local government land use approval processes, including (i) prohi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To Senate Local Government Committee |
| VA | SB114 | Intro
Sine Die | Local tax credits; emergency services providers. Enables localities to by ordinance provide a credit against taxes and fees imposed by the locality to an individual who provides approved emergency services in the locality. As defined in the bill, "ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 7-N) |
| VA | SB652 | Intro
Sine Die | Zoning ordinances; adequate public facilities. Allows a locality to determine the timing of development by considering the adequacy of public facilities when making zoning decisions. The bill provides that a locality that makes a determination of ina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (13-Y 2-N) |
