Virginia Senate Bill 1151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
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. 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. 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 requirement for certain intended actions, report.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1151ER)
2023-02-22	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	House	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
2023-02-15	House	Passed House with amendments (97-Y 1-N)
2023-02-15	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-15	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-15	House	Read third time
2023-02-14	House	Passed by for the day
2023-02-13	House	Read second time
2023-02-09	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-02-08	House	Read first time
2023-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-26	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23100325D-E
2023-01-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1151E
2023-01-25	Senate	Amendments by Senator Edwards agreed to
2023-01-25	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-01-25	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	Senate	Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N 2-A)
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100325D

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+SB1151
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1151+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1151E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1151ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0506+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1151AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106528A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1151AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1151AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1151F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1151FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1151FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S07V0018+SB1151
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0104SB1151+SB1151
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0120SB1151+SB1151
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H11V0148+SB1151
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1818+SB1151
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0548SB1151+SB1151