VA SB701 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Vested rights; building permits. Provides that if a locality has issued a building permit, despite nonconformance with the zoning ordinance, and a property owner, relying in good faith on the issuance of the building permit, incurs extensive obligations or substantial expenses in diligent pursuit of a building project that is in conformance with the building permit and the Uniform Statewide Building Code, the locality shall not treat such building as an illegal use but rather as a legal nonconforming use. Current law requires that such project be completed and a certificate of occupancy issued in order to receive such protection. Vested rights; building permits. Provides that if a locality has issued a building permit, despite nonconformance with the zoning ordinance, and a property owner, relying in good faith on the issuance of the building permit, incurs extensive obligations or substantial expenses in diligent pursuit of a building project that is in conformance with the building permit and the Uniform Statewide Building Code, the locality shall not treat such building as an illegal use but rather as a legal nonconforming use. Current law requires that such project be completed and a certificate of occupancy issued in order to receive such protection.
Title
Vested rights; building permits.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605) | |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 605 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER) |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-01 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24104047D-E |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB701E |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Amendment by Senator French agreed to |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Committee amendment rejected |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 24104047D |
