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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit. [SB-544]
Short-term rental property; special exceptions. Prohibits a locality from barring the use of or requiring that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for the use of a residential dwelling as a short-term rental where the dwelling unit is also legally occupied by the property owner as his primary residence Short-term rental property; special exceptions. Prohibits a locality from barring the use of or requiring that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for the use of a residential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0792) on 04/17/2024
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Energy efficiency and climate standards; more stringent energy efficiency and climate requirements. [SB-409]
Energy efficiency and climate standards; more stringent energy efficiency and climate requirements. Allows a locality by ordinance to adopt and require compliance with stretch codes, as defined in the bill, for the construction or rehabilitation of buildings within the locality that are in addition to or more stringent than those in the Uniform Statewide Building Code, and use them as an alternative means of compliance with a locality's building requirements. The bill requires periodic review of the codes and allows the locality to make amendments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Failed To Report (defeated) In Local Government (7-y 8-n) on 02/05/2024
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Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc. [SB-413]
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 the 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: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0242) on 03/28/2024
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Localities hosting data center infrastructure; DHCD to study revenue sharing program. [HJR-64]
Study; Department of Housing and Community Development; revenue sharing program for localities hosting data center infrastructure; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to study creating a revenue sharing program for localities hosting data center infrastructure for data centers located in other localities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Webert
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Towing companies; provision of existing law authorizing localities in Planning District 8. [HB-1287]
Towing companies; local authority. Clarifies that the provisions of existing law authorizing localities in Planning District 8 to require towing companies that tow from the county, city, or town to a storage or release location outside of the locality to obtain a permit to do so do not restrict or modify the authority of the locality to require that towing companies that tow and store or release vehicles within the county, city, or town to obtain from the locality a permit to do so. Towing companies; local authority. Clarifies that the provisions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0653) on 04/08/2024
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County manager plan of government; broadens powers available to counties. [HB-1225]
County manager plan of government; powers. Broadens several powers available to counties that have adopted the county manager plan of government by giving such counties the option of following general law rather than the provisions specified in this optional form of county government. The bill also allows for the direct election of the board chairman if approved by referendum, rather than having the board chairman chosen by other members of the county board. Currently, only Arlington County has adopted the county manager plan of government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Continued To 2025 In Counties, Cities And Towns By Voice Vote on 02/02/2024
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Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. [HB-1310]
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: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 With Amendment(s) (0-y 0-n) on 01/26/2024
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Tax assessment districts; establishes, petition by parcel owners. [HB-1211]
Tax assessment districts; petition by parcel owners. Changes the threshold for petitioning a city or town for establishment of a tax assessment district from not less than three-fourths of the landowners affected to the owners of not less than three-fourths of the parcels affected.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.E. Hayes
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0740) on 04/08/2024
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Public deposits; credit unions. [HB-1205]
Public deposits; credit unions. Authorizes credit unions to hold public deposits and become qualified public depositories. The bill provides that the Commonwealth and counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth may become members of a credit union for the purposes of placing deposits in and receiving services from the credit union. The bill directs the Treasury Board to designate a rating service to evaluate the creditworthiness of any credit union seeking to become a qualified public depository within 180 days
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Failed To Report (defeated) In Labor And Commerce (9-y 13-n) on 02/01/2024
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Elections; required voting districts in certain cities. [HB-1304]
Required voting districts in certain cities. Requires every city with a population of 250,000 or greater to elect its council members by individual districts or wards, beginning with municipal elections held after January 1, 2025. The provisions of this bill supersede any contrary provisions of a city charter or any other provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/13/2024
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Roads maintained/managed by VDOT & localities; JLARC to study rate of accidents that cause fatality. [HJR-65]
Study; JLARC; rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and roads maintained and managed by localities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Irene Shin
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Local government actions related to comprehensive plans, etc.; approval process. [HB-1236]
Local government actions related to comprehensive plans, local planning commissions, subdivision plats and site plans, and zoning ordinances; approval process. Makes several changes to local government land use approval processes, including (i) prohibiting use of the comprehensive plan as the basis, in whole or in part, for the disapproval of a site plan that is otherwise in conformity with duly adopted standards, ordinances, and statutes and (ii) allowing automatic approval of certain land use applications rather than a right to petition the circuit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/13/2024
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Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; accessible units for persons with a physical disability. [HB-1253]
Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; accessible units. Provides that any locality that has adopted an affordable dwelling unit ordinance may require under such ordinance that a set percentage of the units built by a developer are compliant with the appropriate requirements of the American National Standards for Building and Facilities for Type A units or with any other standards adopted as part of regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development providing accessibility and usability for persons with a physical disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 By Voice Vote on 02/08/2024
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Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. [HB-1302]
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 members 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: Rep. Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/13/2024
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Tangible personal property; removes $950 million cap on amount of tax relief reimbursed to locality. [HB-1308]
Tangible personal property tax relief; rate of taxation. Removes the $950 million cap, beginning in tax year 2025 and all tax years thereafter, on the amount of tangible personal property tax relief reimbursed to localities by the Commonwealth. The bill requires, for tax year 2025 and all tax years thereafter, each county, city, or town to reduce its local tax rate on qualifying vehicles to no greater than $0.000001 per $100 of assessed value of the qualifying vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Walker
Left In Finance on 02/13/2024
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Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. [HB-1028]
Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require that in an application for a special exception or special use permit affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility. Such ordinance shall apply to newly licensed assisted living facilities and permit applications approved on or after January 1, 2025. Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Tran
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Planning districts; King George County. [HB-1197]
Planning districts; King George County. Moves King George County from Planning District 16 (George Washington Regional Commission) to Planning District 17 (Northern Neck Planning District Commission). The bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist with this transition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hillary Pugh Kent
Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/13/2024
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Income tax, state; distribution of revenues to localities, funds for local school construction. [HB-1159]
Individual income tax; distribution of revenues; local school construction. Requires distribution of one percent of the individual income tax revenues collected from residents of a locality to be distributed to that locality. The bill requires such funds to be used for school construction or renovation purposes and to be repaid to the state if used for any other purpose. The bill provides that a locality shall be required to maintain its level of expenditure for public school purposes as a condition of receiving the income tax revenues; however,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Sickles
Left In Finance on 02/13/2024
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Local government powers; regulation of tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail sale locations. [HB-1119]
Local government powers; regulation of tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail sale locations. Permits localities to regulate by ordinance the location of retail sale locations established after July 1, 2024, that sell tobacco, nicotine, and hemp products. The bill provides that such ordinance may prohibit such retail sale locations within 1,000 linear feet of a public, private, or parochial school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Holly Seibold
Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/13/2024
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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; units occupied by elderly tenants. [HB-733]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; units occupied by elderly tenants; rent stabilization allowance. Allows any locality to adopt rent stabilization provisions to prohibit any landlord, defined in the bill, from increasing the rent on any unit in which an elderly tenant, defined in the bill, resides by an amount that exceeds such locality's rent stabilization allowance. The bill defines "rent stabilization allowance" as the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, for the region in which the locality sits, from March in the preceding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Briana Sewell
Stricken From Docket By General Laws (20-y 0-n) on 02/06/2024