VirginiaAffordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.
What it does
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 such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities.
More detail
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed House (50-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 23Read third time and passed Senate quorum presentPassed Senate
- Jan 22Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 21Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Rules suspended
- Jan 21Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 20Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102498DIntroduced