SB 1313

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 12, 2025
  • Governor

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

Abstract

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. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 15.2-2304 of the Code of Virginia, relating to affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority; comprehensive plan.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2025

Senate

Senate sustained Governor's veto

Senate

Passed by for the day

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 12, 2025

House

Read third time

House

Passed House (50-Y 47-N)

Feb 11, 2025

House

Read second time

Feb 07, 2025

House

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)

Feb 06, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

Feb 05, 2025

House

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2

House

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Jan 23, 2025

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate quorum present

Jan 22, 2025

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 21, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Jan 20, 2025

Senate

Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

Jan 09, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Local Government

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102498D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor's Veto Explanation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

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