VA SB597 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

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. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. 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. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

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Title

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N) (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17SenatePassed by for the day
2024-04-08 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)
2024-03-25SenateEnrolled
2024-03-08SenateConference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2024-03-08 Conference: Amended by conference committee
2024-03-08HouseVOTE: Adoption (51-Y 48-N)
2024-03-08HouseConference report agreed to by House (51-Y 48-N)
2024-03-07HouseDelegates: Krizek, Cole, Coyner
2024-03-07HouseConferees appointed by House
2024-03-07SenateSenators: McPike, Subramanyam, Hackworth
2024-03-07SenateConferees appointed by Senate
2024-03-07SenateSenate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-06HouseHouse requested conference committee
2024-03-06HouseHouse insisted on substitute
2024-03-05SenateHouse substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2024-03-04SenatePassed by for the day
2024-03-01HouseVOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
2024-03-01HousePassed House with substitute (52-Y 52-N)
2024-03-01HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB597H1
2024-03-01HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24107942D-H1
2024-03-01HouseRead third time
2024-02-29HouseRead second time
2024-02-27HouseCommittee substitute printed 24107942D-H1
2024-02-27HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2024-02-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2024-02-19HouseAssigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-02-15HouseRead first time
2024-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-12SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-02-09SenatePrinted as engrossed 24103099D-E
2024-02-09SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB597E
2024-02-09SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-09SenateReading of amendments waived
2024-02-09SenateRead second time
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateReported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
2024-01-31SenateRereferred to Local Government
2024-01-31SenateRereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103099D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1522304(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB597
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB597+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB597E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB597H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB597ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106553A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB597AS
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107942D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24107942D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB597AC
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB597AG
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0052+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S07V0053+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0292SB0597+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0370SB0597+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1102V0072+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H11V0249+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1377+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0947SB0597+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1114SB0597+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1168SB0597+SB0597
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1680+SB0597

Bill Comments

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