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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Electric vehicle charging stations; requirement for certain developments. [HB-567]
Requirement for electric vehicle charging stations for certain developments. Provides that any locality may by ordinance require electric vehicle charging stations as part of subdivision or site plan approval for a development containing commercial, industrial, or multifamily residential uses with a density of seven residential dwelling units per acre or greater. The bill contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alex Askew
Subcommittee Recommends Incorporating (hb405-mcclure) By Voice Vote on 02/08/2024
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Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. [SB-188]
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Aaron Rouse
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams. [HB-581]
Human trafficking response teams. Requires attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary human trafficking response teams. The bill provides that each team shall hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies; (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community's response to various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review protocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0366) on 04/03/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. [SB-163]
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Travis Hackworth
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. [SB-171]
Zoning; civil penalties; commercial uses. Allows enhanced civil penalties for zoning violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. The bill also requires that for any violation involving nonpermitted commercial uses, a person who admits liability shall be required to abate or remedy the nonpermitted commercial use violation within a period of time specified by the locality that is no less than 30 days but no more than 24 months from the date of admission of liability.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angelia Williams Graves
Continued To 2025 In Counties, Cities And Towns By Voice Vote on 02/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Vacant buildings; registration. [HB-476]
Vacant buildings; registration. Permits any county, city, or town to require, by ordinance, the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) that meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law, (ii) that meets the definition of "criminal blight" in relevant law, or (iii) in which a locality has determined a person is living without the authority of the owner to register such building annually. Under current law, any city and certain towns are permitted to require the owner of any building that has been vacant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Dillon Rule; joint subcommittee to study. [HJR-24]
Study; joint subcommittee; Dillon Rule; report. Creates a 13-member joint subcommittee for a one-year study of the Dillon Rule and its impact on Virginia's localities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Helmer
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc. [HB-534]
Conservation of trees; Town of Vienna. Allows the Town of Vienna, by ordinance, to require that a subdivision or development provide for the preservation or replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopies or covers 10 years after development is projected to meet specified coverage criteria. Under current law, the criteria apply to tree canopies or covers 20 years after development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Holly Seibold
Incorporated By Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/02/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Trees; conservation and replacement during development process. [HB-529]
Conservation and replacement of trees during development process. Expands certain existing local government authority to conserve or replace trees during the development process by expanding such authority statewide. The bill allows localities to establish higher tree canopy replacement percentages based on density per acre. The bill also alters the current process for granting exceptions to a local ordinance by altering a provision that requires the granting of an exception when strict application of the ordinance would result in unnecessary or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums. [HB-525]
Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums. Provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in such city that subsequently fails shall be prohibited from holding another referendum on the same question for a period of three years from the date of the last referendum. Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums. Provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0291) on 04/02/2024
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Community revitalization fund; expanding use for all localities. [HB-478]
Community revitalization fund; expanding use for all localities. Expands the current provisions of law allowing for the establishment of a community revitalization fund for the purpose of preventing neighborhood deterioration to apply to all localities. Currently, only the City of Richmond is authorized to establish such a fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0692) on 04/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Developer performance guarantees; periodic partial or final release of a bond, escrow, etc. [HB-539]
Release of developer performance guarantees. Provides that no governing body or administrative agency shall refuse to make a periodic partial or final release of a bond, escrow, letter of credit, or other performance guarantee for the actions of anyone not under contractual agreement with a subdivider or developer or under the direct supervision and control of the subdivider or developer.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Owen
Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development Authority; bd. of supervisors of Craig Co. to appoint one member to Authority. [SB-134]
Economic development authorities; Craig County. Allows the board of supervisors of Craig County to appoint one of its members to the Economic Development Authority of the County of Craig.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0075) on 03/14/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities. [SB-121]
Conservation of trees during land development process in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localities to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopy fund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public property to include maintenance of trees on public property and planting and maintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provision that requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0702) on 04/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Real estate contract disclosures, certain; establishment by localities prohibited. [HB-467]
Establishment by localities of certain real estate contract disclosures prohibited. Prohibits localities from establishing or enforcing a mandatory disclosure requirement for a real estate licensee, any party to a contract for the sale or listing of residential real property, or any authorized agent of such party. The bill provides that prohibited mandatory disclosures include mandatory notifications in contracts, contract amendments or addenda, advertising, other promotional materials, and subsequent deeds after the initial deed is recorded, related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0724) on 04/08/2024
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Local government; prohibition on certain appointments. [SB-136]
Prohibition on certain local government appointments. Prohibits a local governing body from appointing a spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, or grandparent of a governing body member as a member of any local government board, committee, or commission or as a member of a board of directors of a not-for-profit organization that receives funding from the locality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Continued To 2025 In Local Government (12-y 3-n) on 01/22/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
City council salaries; permitted salaries. [HB-456]
City council salaries. Increases the statutory salary caps for members of city councils and requires a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance to set city council salaries. The bill also provides that the maximum salaries may be adjusted in any year by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent. City council salaries. Increases the statutory salary caps for members of city councils and requires a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance to set city council salaries. The bill also provides that the maximum salaries may be adjusted
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0608) on 04/08/2024
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Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties & cities to support schools. [HB-458]
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Katrina Callsen
Left In Finance on 02/13/2024
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Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc. [HB-443]
Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, or intended actions. Standardizes the frequency with which and length of time in which notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into three groups: (i) publication required at least seven days before a meeting, hearing, or intended action; (ii) publication required twice, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wren Williams
Stricken From Docket By Counties, Cities And Towns (21-y 0-n) on 02/09/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities. [HB-459]
Conservation of trees during land development process in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localities to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopy fund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public property to include maintenance of trees on public property and planting and maintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provision that requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0691) on 04/08/2024